Production Supervisor

Bristol, Somerset
JK Recruitment Ltd

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Supervisor to join a food manufacturer based in Avonmouth.

The Role

Objective to plan, manage, direct and review team resources within relevant areas to achieve performance targets and departmental objectives, using KPI’s and effective communication to focus team working and drive continuous improvement.

You will be responsible for:

Labour and Material Control

• Responsible for achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). Examples of which would be plan attainment, customer service, OEE.
• To ensure adherence to targets and plans, identifying root cause for not achieving targets and taking remedial action. Analysis and trending of downtime to identify improvement opportunities.
• Report any material rejections trends and resolve/ escalate where appropriate
• Measure and closely monitor material usage to ensure waste and give away is within tolerance
• Effective Labour management in line with production plans

People Performance and Development

• Ensuring effective communication to team via Huddles and Team Briefings
• Responsible for driving individual’s performance on the line
• Monitoring timekeeping and attendance, ensuring completion of RTW interviews and absence management
• Identification and development of key skills within the area to ensure succession planning
• Supporting new starters to integrate into the area and ensure they understand expectations
• Ensuring compliance with HR policies and ensuring disciplinary and grievance policies are followed where necessary

Quality and Food Safety

• To be responsible for product quality, technical integrity and food safety through GMP, adherence to specification and process controls.
• To maximise GMP performance for the area escalating any issues outside of your control with proposed solutions as appropriate.
• To assist with quality investigations as required
• Ensuring prestart up check are completed

Health Safety

• Responsible for Health and Safety within area and ensuring team adherence to H&S policies and procedures.
• To support in the generation of Risk Assessments and SSOP
• Proactive identification of H&S hazards, supporting and ensuring that all actions are closed off on time including corrective actions following incidents/audits/accidents
• Supporting with training on SSOW and SOP’s

The Person

• Supervisory experience within similar environment (food)
• Ability to develop and coach a team of direct reports
• Experience of driving and delivering targets and KPI’s
• People Management skills – experience of managing performance, managing area training, motivating and leading teams, leading by example, effective communication (at all levels).
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, able to drive changes and sustainable improvement
• Team Player – support peers/team, support departments particularly through peak periods and holidays
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility

Desirable

• Understanding of the fundamentals of food production and HACCP control. HACCP level 3
• Supervisory experience ideally in FMCG and ideally with a minimum of one year within chilled food environment
• ILM or equivalent 1st line management qualification
• Train the trainer qualification
• IOSH

JK Recruitment

Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit to keep up to date with further vacancies.

We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.