Shift Supervisor
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:
Ensure staff are working in a safe and efficient manner across the factory and report all near misses, unsafe observations and accident.
To confirm the safe packing of food, ensuring we remain compliant with BRC standards.
Guaranteeing high working standards in relation to hygiene, technical documents and samples being taken to conform with customer and BRC requirements.
Leadership and Teamwork
·Can do attitude – leads by example and takes a hands-on approach
·Work closely with other Shift supervisors and the Production Managaement team, 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 within the factory
Communication
·Excellent communication at all levels using verbal and written methods
·Communicate 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 factory KPI’s
·Ensure the Factory is working efficiently.
·See opportunities for creative problem solving while staying within the parameters of good practice
Analytical
·Manage within set budget
·Drive costs down wherever possible
·Make best use of available time and resources
·Manage efficient use of temporary labour
·Complete reports and projects on time
·Organise and prioritise work, devoting adequate time and attention to individual tasks
This is where you recognize yourself:
Responsibilities & Expertise
·Constantly strive to increase operational performance
·Optimize factory efficiency whilst maintaining and improving standards
·Ensure that all team members are trained and competent to carry out their role, including update training
·Ensure that team is multi-skilled to maximise efficiency and job satisfaction
·Liaise with Engineering on preventative maintenance and breakdowns to minimise the down time of equipment
·Relieve Line 1 or 2 where possible
·Set up the line for the next production run
·Carry out hourly line checks
·Carry out the shift briefing
·Carry out low level investigations into grievances and conduct/capability issues
·Conduct Return to works for employees who have been off sick with short term absence
·Do the first stage of the absence management by conducting an informal discussion once employee hits the absence trigger
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.