Production Team Leader role

The effective running of your area, being the link between the Supervisor and the team. Lead by example by working in accordance with the product specification, the Company standards and procedures regarding Safety, Hygiene, Quality, Quantity and Cost. The TL retains all the responsibilities of the Multi Skilled Operative and has supervisory and coordinating responsibilities.

Shift patterns in rotation 05:30 - 14:00 & 13:45 - 22:00 on a week by week basis
Overtime 1 1/4 times Mon - Sat and Sunday double time
28 days holiday including bank holidays
15.03 per hour (40 hour week)
31,262.40 + overtime

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Promote and ensure a safe working environment is maintained at all times, the area is fully compliant with Company health and safety and Fire policies, procedures and all legislative requirements. Report any accidents to the supervisor.
Driving the KPI's for your area of responsibility. Challenge and motivate the team to deliver measures in a consistent manner.
Encourage the team to monitor product quality and reject any unsuitable products while ensuring waste is minimized and reported accurately to the supervisor daily.
Ensure all materials (packaging and product) are ordered timeously and accurately.
Promptly identifying any areas of improvement in relation to Safety, Hygiene, Quality, Quantity and costs to the Supervisor. Suggest improvements to help line efficiencies.
Take accountability for nominated employees training; by ensuring they are skilled in their role and have been signed off against relevant procedures.
Day to day control and co-ordination of the workforce within a defined area of the operation.
Complete and take accountability for checks and tasks, including CCP's.
Completion of Defacto and Redzone.
Complete all yield information. Ensure reasons are documented and record information needed to improve.
Promptly escalate issues including breakdowns, which are impacting production and seek corrective action / resolutions.
Ensure yield is maximized by assessing the quality of the product and ensuring compliance to the required product specification. E.G. Recording waste figures / re-work.
Ensure all paperwork is filled in accurately and in a timely manner, for all relevant tasks carried out.
Support continuous improvement in all areas of the operation where greater efficiency, hygiene, quality and safety could be achieved.
Ensure compliance to Defacto system procedures, including completion of work orders.
During the shift. Identify and communicate immediately to the Engineering Department, any issues that occur, to ensure they are resolved to minimize production downtime.
Carry our product change overs and set machines in accordance with company procedures.
Carry out all other reasonable management requests on an ad hoc basis.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

Experience within FMCG environment with proven leadership and management experience and be able to demonstrate people and performance experience.
Effective communicator, able to engage effectively at all levels with the ability to motivate, persuade, query and challenge.
Goods verbal communication and written skills.
Well organised with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
Capable of providing clear direction for the teams, motivated to constantly drive safety, quality and production targets and efficiencies to a high standard.
Basic IT skills.
Knowledge of GMP.
Knowledge of HACCP.
Knowledge of Hygiene standards.
Knowledge of Health and Safety standards.
Allergen Awareness.