Production Team / Shft Leader – Days

Our client is a major food and beverage producer. Operating globally, they produce a distinctive range of branded fresh, chilled food and short shelf life products. They work through innovation and investment, both in their production facilities and people. A principal supplier to all the major supermarket chains, wholesalers and independents, they are currently experiencing sustained expansion and business growth.

There are immediate requirements for Production Shift Manager/hands on supervisors to join an established team at this state-of-the-art production site

Role: Production Supervisor/ Shift Manager – DATS BASED – £25K-30K BAND

Location: South Yorkshire

Reporting directly the Production Manager, the role is to lead an integrated team of operators and craftsmen in the achievement of performance targets in a designated process area of the factory. In addition, the role will have responsibility for continuously improving performance in the section by engaging team members and promoting best practice, machine reliability and personnel accountability.

This plays a key role in ensuring that the factory is as efficient, flexible and competitive as it possibly can be. The role demands that the supervisor spends as much time as possible at the production line, understanding issues first hand, acting as a key player and not a spectator.

You will create a real positive environment on the shop floor, encouraging operators to take ownership for monitoring machine performance, collecting data and generating ideas and solutions. In addition, you will set clear provision of objectives which will be critical for sections to achieve their targets.

Requirements:

You will have broad manufacturing, operations and production experience in fast moving industry, managing a team of skilled and semi-skilled technical operators.

Essentially, candidates must have experience of applying modern management and maintenance techniques in a labour intensive, change oriented environment. You will be result orientated in your approach, you will naturally be bold, searching and innovative and will automatically question established methods through the transfer and application of ideas from other environments. In addition, you have a high level of adaptable communication skills in order to win the hearts and minds of the people around you.

Key Words: “Production”, “Operations”, “Food and Drink”, FMCG”, “Manufacturing Management”