Production Line Supervisor
sought to join an award-winning, £multimillion turnover food manufacturing company based in Bilston. They are a privately owned company who supply numerous sectors including foodservice, retail, wholesale and catering, both in the UK and abroad.
This is a permanent, full-time position with AM (6am-2.30pm) and PM (2pm-10.30pm) shifts available.
Your Role as Production Line Supervisor: As Production line Supervisor, you will manage Production Operatives, the production process, customer requirements, ensuring the quality of products, meeting safety targets set by the Company, consistently and cost effectively.
Your duties will include: Supervise a shift of production operators ensuring a safe ‘zero harm’ working environment at all times and production meets legal and food safety and hygiene standards Ensure key performance indicators are met Monitor excess wastage and make sure this is controlled and reduced where possible Ensure employee and product safety by embedding full training according to task procedures and individual needs Ensure the shift are engaged, motivated and have regular welfare, mentoring and performance evaluation Improve the operation through continual review of line performance and implement ideas to reduce costs Ensure your line/area is fully set up and operational at the start of the shift before Production Operatives arrive Ensure the products are produced in accordance with the Works Orders and in compliance with customer specifications ensuring minimum wasteage. Ensure full compliance with Company policies and procedures, adherence to HACCP and Hygiene principles including GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice). Be flexible with the ability to work in other Departments with other Supervisors Provide cover for Supervisors/Charge Hands in other Departments in the event of absence due to holiday or sickness To attend training sessions both internal and external as and when required Ensure your staff are rotated in accordance with Company Policy and that rotation sheets are signed Ensure at all times that your staff are wearing the appropriate PPE. If not, they should be disciplined with verbal warning and thereafter passed onto HR if needed. At all times to monitor the use and care of Company equipment including but not limited to knives, chain mail gloves and sharpening files. To ensure that your line/area meets hygiene standards with or without the assistance of a Cleaner Supervise quality of products and ensure non-conformances are dealt with in accordance with Customer requirements in a timely and efficient manner. Implement new initiatives as and when required At all times to minimise downtime for production. Ensure that accurate and detailed records are logged and shared with Production, Manufacturing and Section Managers. At all times to ensure a safe working environment for Production Operatives In the event of an accident or near miss to ensure that Accident Report Form is completed and Company Policy followed Be flexible in line with production needs and to additional hours as and when required to meet operational demands To work in collaboration with the QA’s, Supervisors and the team to include supporting weekly GMP audits. Attend weekly Supervisor/Charge Hand meetings alongside the Senior Team, with the purpose to review the site’s weekly performance. To complete shift reports as and when required on a daily basis Complete detailed shift handover Ensure all attendance records are completed in the Time and Attendance system
Your Experience: Previous experience as a Production line Supervisor or similar Food manufacturing industry experience HACCP awareness Experience of working to and achieving production KPIs Effective communication skills at all levels
Salary & Benefits: £13.02 per hour 39.5 hours per week Shifts available: 6am – 2.30pm (mornings) and 2pm – 10.30pm (afternoons) Rewards scheme Employee discount Onsite parking Safe working environment Employee progression opportunities Referral programme Company pension
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Production line Supervisor
Bilston, West Midlands
£13.02 per hour
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