Overview
We are looking for a Production Team Leader to join our Chunk Processing team at our Manufacturing site in Crick, Northamptonshire.
The Company
IPN is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer, employing over 850 people across three UK sites. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butchers, Classic Cat and partner brands that we produce on behalf of. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel and Crick produce dry, wet, and baked foods for dogs and cats worldwide.
On Offer
* £16.85 per hour plus nights shift allowance of £1.99
* Shift pattern: nights (10pm - 6am), Monday - Friday
* 40 hours per week average
* Paid monthly
Key Responsibilities
* Working Safely: Work in a safe manner at all times ensuring the safety of yourself and colleagues. Follow health and safety policies and procedures and raise any health and safety concerns through appropriate channels.
* Facilitating Teamwork: Create an environment where team members can collaborate, communicate, and work together toward common goals.
* Team Culture: Meet and greet at the start of the shift, provide regular updates, praise a job well done, give clear direction on daily tasks/any changes to this.
* Task Assignment: Assign tasks based on skills and strengths to achieve goals efficiently.
* Daily Management: Monitor team performance, provide regular feedback, conduct performance evaluations, and identify opportunities for improvement.
* Problem Solving and Decision-Making: Address team, production, quality or safety issues where appropriate and escalate to your line manager when required.
* Communication: Effective communication to keep the team informed and engaged, including communicating shift objectives, expectations, progress updates, and any changes in plans.
* Quality Assurance: Ensure that work produced by the team meets quality standards and adheres to relevant processes and guidelines.
* Continuous Improvement: Encouraging a culture of continuous improvement by looking for ways to improve processes, productivity and sharing ideas within the team.
* Reporting and Documentation: Keeping accurate records, preparing reports, and documenting team activities and achievements.
* Training and Buddying: Deliver essential training and buddying in the first 12 weeks of employment for site new starters to ensure new colleagues are equipped to succeed in and beyond their probationary period.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
* Experience in a same / similar role within Manufacturing
* Experience FMCG is preferred
* Strong supervisory skills
* Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
* Effective communication skills
* Experience in continuous improvement
* Food Hygiene Accreditation - desirable.
Benefits
* Overtime
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawturnity
* Pension: NEST - Employee contributions 4.5% / Employer contribution 3.5% - salary sacrifice
* Other Benefits: Free parking, free electric car charging, Hertility, Spotify or Netflix subscription, discounted products & free hot drinks.
* Life assurance
* Medicash Plan
* You are also able to choose a non-contractual flexible benefits, such as being able to purchase heavily discounted pet food.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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