Production Team Leader
Bedfordshire (MK40)

£30,000 - £40,000

Monday-Friday 3-Shift (6-2 / 2-10 / 10-6) + 1 Weekend in 3 On-Call

Our client is a leading FMCG manufacturer that is making a huge investment in the factory over the next 5 years. Due to this growth and new production lines being installed, they are looking for flexible and approachable production team leader to lead their team of shift production staff.

Role & Responsibilities:

Responsible for being first line of contact on shift for all production & packaging operations
Shopfloor position, managing issues, workload allocation, production plans and progress reports
Work closely with the production lead to plan for the weeks production plans and map out in advance
Part of the duty manager on-call weekend rota - covering 1 in 3 Saturdays & Sundays
Waste management -monitor materials and stock levels, chemical & harmful waste contract supplies
Health & safety, risk & COSHH assessments, food safety - part of the HACCP team
Monthly GMP audits

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Need to be a flexible character, working hours could sometimes change
Must have worked in food or FMCG manufacturing
Effective leadership, communication & organizational skills
Good at troubleshooting, problem solving & resolving issues
Must be happy covering a 1 in 3 weekend on-call rota - sometimes going into site if needed
Ideally have qualifications in food safety, COSHH, HACCP
Health & safety awareness
Production planning & workload allocation experience in a busy environment
Ideally have worked in a cross functional type role - dealing with engineering, production, quality

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