Industrious Recruitment are seeking Senior Production Operatives, within the Process department on a permanent basis for a client in Dunstable.
Hourly rates:
AM shift - £14.53 per hour Overtime £21.80 per hour
PM shift - £16.42 per hour Overtime £24.63 per hour
WORKING PATTERN:
You will be required to participate in a 2 week in 4 shift pattern, this will consist of working a combination of:
* 2 weeks between 6.00am and 2.00pm - Monday to Friday (with a 30-minute unpaid break).
* 2 weeks between 1.45pm and 11.45pm - Monday to Thursday (with a 30-minute unpaid break
Main Purpose of role:
Through a well-managed team, the post holder will be responsible for assisting the Process Supervisor on managing the planning, co-ordination and control of all resources associated with the Process Area to enable their department to pack products in accordance with the planned schedule whilst ensuring a safe operation, meeting quality standards and controlling costs and wastage. Ensuring the Process operation adds value for customers, employees and the Company.
Key Responsibilities:
* To ensure all supervisor food safety and health and safety checks are completed on time and in full. Any issues to be raised with QA immediately.
* You have been provided radio, it must be on full charge at the start of each shift and remain with you through your shift
* When the Supervisor is on holiday/sick, you may need to open and lock the factory, start up and shutdown the plant.
* To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by the company.
* To maintain excellent GMP standards at all times in the Packing Area, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits.
* To ensure 100% compliance with the product specification to deliver product within agreed quality parameters
* To manage and control the data collection systems and monitoring processes, ensuring that all documentation and communication is processed and delivered to the cross functional departments, as required on a timely and regular basis.
* Assist the Process Supervisor to motivate, manage, train and develop team workers. To help identify training and development needs and to ensure the business has an effective, multi-skilled and engaged workforce
* To ensure the Process area runs at optimal output in accordance to production plans, whilst spotting opportunities for continuous improvement
* To ensure set KPI's are met with the resources at your disposal and report reasons when not met
* To help manage and control costs, yields and giveaway within the Packing Department.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential
* Computer literate
* Planning and problem solving
* Excellent communication skills
Desirable
* Counterbalance and / or Bendi Fork Lift Truck Licence
* Experience of BRC and customer audit requirements
* Experience of SAP software
* Experience of Lean manufacturing techniques
* Experience in stock control systems