Senior Production Operative
Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with high quality frozen vegetables, herbs, and fruit with 3300 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 close 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 mission is to preserve the gift of nature 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, appropriate logistics and thorough quality control. The group's know-how and flexible structure ensure that it can respond quickly to new trends and that innovative product can be brought onto the market quickly.
Your Scope
Job Summary
·To support the Team Leader – Shift Manager with the efficient running of the line or designated task.
·The role of Senior Production Operative incorporates supervisory responsibilities.
·Health & Safety Champion.
·Good Manufacturing Practice Champion.
·Working on the Print floor, SCADA operating system, general porter duties on the packing lines.
Teamwork
·Can do attitude – leads by example and takes a hands-on approach.
·Work closely with other teams and departments to maximise task efficiency.
·Train – coach and monitor the performance and compliance of Production Operatives & Agency Staff.
·Champion continuous improvement in the factory including Lean Manufacturing Techniques.
Communication
·Good communication at all levels using verbal and written methods.
Customer Care
·Achieve Line and personal KPI’s.
·Ensure and maintain quality of the product.
·Eliminate Non-conformances (Job right first time).
·Clearly understand who the customers are both internal and external.
Innovation
·See and implement opportunities for creative problem solving while staying within the parameters of good practice.
Your profile
Responsibilities & Expertise
·Constantly strive to increase operational performance.
·Good working knowledge of the routine machine operations of the line equipment.
·Optimize Line efficiency whilst maintaining and improving standards.
·Liaise with the Engineering on preventative maintenance and breakdowns to minimise the down time of equipment.
·Responsible for minding machines in the absence of the Team Leader.
Compliance
·Constant attention to safe working practices, your own as well as that of other team members.
·Personally adhere to all prescribed working practices to ensure that the factory operates to the highest standards of hygiene and efficiency possible.
·Personally comply with all policies, procedures, and risk assessments relevant to role and responsibilities.
·Implement effective corrective actions to address any shortcomings in the performance of Production Operatives & Agency Staff in a timely manner (If unable to resolve the issue escalate to Team Leader – Shift Manager).
We offer
Employee Benefits
1. Medicash
2. Cycle to work
3. Pension