Production Line Leader

Description:

Frontline Recruitment Weymouth are looking for 2 x Production Line Leaders for our client in Dorchester in their Packing Department.
You will be responsible for a specific line or area and management of the teams to maintain normal production running conditions using logical reasoning and decision making to operate and adjust production equipment as per the company’s standard operating procedures (SOP’s), to achieve product that is within internal and external specifications and within critical control points (CCP’s).
Key Responsibilities:
1. Able to undertake and support any area of production as required using knowledge and skills of operating processes, equipment, and quality systems.
2. Support team members to improve job knowledge and pass on information between shifts and departments as required and raise performance issues with team members to the Supervisor.
3. Taking samples from the process and using equipment and/or systems to monitor and record results, on relevant systems to meet the company’s Audit Compliance and Manufacturing Monitoring Systems
4. Monitor and plan production equipment availability to maintain normal running conditions. Adjusting settings to meet specifications. If further support is required, refer technical issues to Technical Operative and/or Supervisor for resolution.
5. Fully accountable for KPI delivery and improvements in quality and performance, and service levels
6. Work within all company policies and procedures, including Health & Safety and Food Safety Standards and ensuring the team as a whole are also following the set standards. Raising quality and safety near-miss incidents.
7. Identifying and suggesting ideas for continuous improvement and participating in problem solving and improvement activities
8. To carry out any other work or task determined to be within your level of competence, to meet the needs of the business.
9. Working within all company policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Food Safety, Authenticity, Legality and Quality Standards.
The successful applicants will have the following:
Essential
· 4 GCSEs at Grade 4/5 of which English Language, English Literature and Mathematics are required.
· Competent in the use of computers.
· Knowledge and experience gained in operating within a food manufacturing environment.
· Forklift Certificate (for relevant areas).
· Food Hygiene – Level 2 and 3.
· Manual Handling.
Desirable
· People Management Training.
· Able to work in a role that has physical demands.
· Competent in using Microsoft software packages.
· Awareness of LEAN principles.
Skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, maintains constructive relationships with team members across departments, proficient in the use of all working processes and equipment for the area /department, methodical and good attention to detail, analyses and resolves issues, knowing when to refer to a senior for advice, make decisions using available resources and sound judgement, calm, analytical, measured approach with good team and computer skills.
Ethics:
INTEGRITY:
Sets example to others through positive behaviors and good engagement, open, honest, and calm – even under pressure, respect diversity and be open minded, caring and empathetic towards others, trustworthy and reliable with good moral standards – doing the right thing, even when no-one is looking.
RESPONSIBILITY:
Embrace change with an open mind, adaptable & polite, proud to respect our environment, our resources and our community, apply a quality & safety mindset at all times and challenge others who don’t, take personal ownership of issues, ambition to exceed personal and team goals, driver of your own self-development.
Contractual Hours – 42.5hrs per week (Monday to Friday) from January to June 2024 and 45hrs per week (Monday to Friday) from July to December 2024.
Holiday entitlement – 29 days per annum (including Public & Bank Holidays in England & Wales) rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service as at 1st April and 31 days after 10 years continuous service as at 1st April.
Pension – 5% Employee/5% Employer contribution
Life Assurance – 2 x annual salary (after completion of 3 months service)
Bike to Work Scheme – Capped
Employees can purchase company products at a discounted price
On site parking