Shift Team Leader
Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with high quality fresh frozen vegetables, herbs, and fruit with 3,200 employees and 16 production, packing & distribution sites in 7 different countries.
The family business sells in more than 100 countries and has a turnover of more than 1.4 billion euros.
The proximity of our factories to our crops is one of our key strengths and ensures that only minutes are lost between harvest and locking in the product’s natural goodness in our freezers.
Ardo's purpose is to preserve nature’s gifts for future generations by providing fresh frozen, plant-based food while minimising our impact on the planet.
Ardo achieves this goal thanks to an integrated network of growing areas, production units, freezing units, packaging equipment,logistics and stringent quality control.
The group's know-how and flexible structure ensure that it can respond quickly to the newest trends and that innovative products can be brought onto the market quickly.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Job Summary
This role is to work closely with the production team helping to ensure the efficiency of the production lines.
This role will be working:
08.00 - 16.30 during the winter months (Usually November - April although can vary depending on the season)
06.00 - 18.00/18.00 - 06.00 working 4 on 4 off during the Herb Production (usually Aprl/May - October, although can vary depending on the harvest)
Health and Safety - To ensure staff are working in a safe and efficient manner across the factory and report all near misses, unsafe observations, and accidents.
·Food Safety and Audits – Ensure the safe packing of food to ensure compliance with customer and BRC standards.
·Factory GMP – Ensure high working standards in relation to hygiene, technical documents and samples being taken to conform with customer and BRC requirements.
·Responsible for the production lines performance including equipment and people.
·Using internal stock system (SAP)
·Communication with harvest team & Growers
·Managing Inputs & Outputs to meet expectations of factory KPI
Leadership & Teamwork
·Can do attitude – leads by example and takes a hands on approach.
·Work closely with other Team Leaders, their teams and other departments to maximise efficiency.
·Motivate teams and individuals to achieve their potential.
·Proactively deal with performance and welfare issues in their teams.
·Champion continuous improvement in the factory including Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
Communication
·Good communication at all levels using verbal and written methods.
·Deliver and motivate strategic goals and objectives to Factory employees in a clear and concise manner.
·Champion the need for change and encourage teams to get actively involved.
Strategic
·Achieve Line KPI’s
·Ensure the Line and Team are working efficiently.
·See opportunities for creative problem solving while staying within the parameters of good practice.
·Clearly understand who the customers are both internal and external.
Analytical
·Make best use of available time and resources.
·Manage efficient use of labour.
·Complete reports and projects on time.
·Reduce line operating costs.
·Accurate and timely recording of data.
Responsibilities & Expertise
·Constantly strive to increase operational performance.
·In depth knowledge of the routine machine operations of the line equipment.
·Optimize Line efficiency whilst maintaining and improving standards.
·Ensure that all team members are trained and competent to carry out their role.
·Ensure that team is allocated efficiently.
·Liaise with the Shift Supervisor regarding feedback of the team’s performance both collectively and individually.
Compliance
·Encourage continual attention to safe working practices.
·Implement working practices to ensure that the factory operates to the highest hygiene standards possible.
·Improve employee awareness of health, safety, and best practice.
·Personally comply with all policies, procedures, and risk assessments relevant to role and responsibilities.
What’s in it for you?
We offer you the opportunity to be part of an authentic and sustainable international company, with real growth opportunities and the freedom to actively participate in shaping the business and the opportunity to develop professionally.
You will receive a full remuneration package in line with the level of this position.
We care for our people and create family-friendly surroundings by offering flexibility work arrangements.