Shift Leader

Job Description:

We are recruiting for a Support Shift Leader for our food production client based in Dunstable.

The working hours will be Monday-Friday 09:00-17:30 HOWEVER as a shift support you will need to be flexible to cover team absence as and when required which will involve working 12 hour shifts, days/nights and possibly weekends.

The role includes but is not limited to;

· Ensure that all health & safety requirements are met by everyone within the team and working within the Production areas

· Support the site Health and Safety monthly meetings by playing an active role in any actions and projects

· Proactively manage any workplace accidents ensuring full investigations are undertaken within 1 hour of the incident taking place

· Possess a high understanding of the quality systems and ensure that they adhered through regular audits and checks

· Manage Production to meet targets for Quality & Customer Complaints and actively implement corrective actions to reduce issues.

· Approve any process changes or machinery set points if required

· Any changes made of recipe outside of the permitted parameters e.g. increasing water in the mix, changing packaging, ingredient content and levels must be approved by a Quality Manager

· Report and explain production results using standard systems and data

· Effectively conduct meetings to discuss production plans and any other relevant information, based on data and KPI’s

· Manage daily cleaning and weekly shutdown deep clean, ensuring sanitation schedule is followed and all areas check and signed off.

· Act as a coach and mentor to all staff, promoting good teamwork and conducting appraisals, as required.

· Complete Shift report correctly at the end of each shift, detailing all events including all details of any downtime and waste that is not meeting our targets

· Ensure to coordinate staff according to production plans and requirements.

· Problem identification and rectification/escalation. Use root cause analysis to find corrective actions and to solve problems

· Ensure daily meetings are effective and focused on root cause analysis.

· Actively manage production and the team to deliver manufacturing standards against customer audit standards, group standards & conformance to BRC Grade AA

· Ensure total production compliance with all company policies and procedures, ensuring correct training are given, to include constructive staff briefings.

· Effective management of team to include PDP’s

· Set out detailed training plans for the team to ensure full skills coverage and succession planning.

· Proactive management of sickness absence and all performance and disciplinary issues

· Responsible to manage SAP system and ensure daily correct Process Orders confirmation completion carried out to enable traceability of each production run.

· Have effective handovers between Shift Leaders, Engineer and Area leaders to reduce downtime, waste and improve efficiency during each shift

· Raise any unresolved engineering issues on works order system

Essential Experience, Skills & Qualifications

* Relevant food manufacturing qualification

* Ability to work under own initiative in a high speed environment

* Continuous improvement techniques

* Use of Microsoft Office packages

* Performance management

* Technical processing plant/machine knowledge

* Training

* SAP, OFS & ProLeiT

* Food safety training – level 4

* Health & Safety training (IOSH)

* HACCP training – level 3