Senior Production Operative - Packing

Industrious Recruitment are seeking Senior Production Operatives, within the Packing department on a permanent basis for a client in Dunstable.

WORKING PATTERN:

You will be required to participate in a 1 week in 3 shift pattern, this will consist of working a combination of:

• 2 weeks between 6.00am and 2.00pm - Monday to Friday (with a 30-minute unpaid break).

• 1 week between 1.45pm and 11.45pm - Monday to Thursday (with a 30-minute unpaid break

Main purpose of role:

Through a well-managed team, the post holder will be responsible for assisting the Packing Supervisor on managing the planning, co-ordination and control of all resources associated with the Packing Area to enable their department to pack products in accordance with the planned schedule whilst ensuring a safe operation, meeting quality standards and controlling costs and wastage. Ensuring the Process operation adds value for customers, employees and the Company.

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure all supervisor food safety and health and safety checks are completed on time and in full. Any issues to be raised with QA immediately.
• You have been provided a radio, it must be on full charge at the start of each shift and remain with you through your shift
• When the Supervisor is on holiday/sick, you may need to open and lock the factory, start up and shutdown the plant.
• To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by the company.
• To maintain excellent GMP standards at all times in the Packing Area, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits.
• To ensure 100% compliance with the product specification to deliver product within agreed quality parameters
• To manage and control the data collection systems and monitoring processes, ensuring that all documentation and communication is processed and delivered to the cross functional departments, as required on a timely and regular basis.
• Assist the Packing Supervisor to motivate, manage, train and develop team workers. To help identify training and development needs and to ensure the business has an effective, multi-skilled and engaged workforce.

• To ensure the Packing area runs at optimal output in accordance to production plans, whilst spotting opportunities for continuous improvement.
• To ensure set KPI’s are met with the resources at your disposal and report reasons when not met.
• To help manage and control costs, yields and giveaway within the Packing Department.

Hourly rates:

AM shift - £14.53 per hour Overtime £21.80 per hour

PM shift - £16.42 per hour Overtime £24.63 per hour

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Computer literate
• Planning and problem solving
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Experience of BRC and customer audit requirements
• Experience of SAP software
• Experience of Lean manufacturing techniques
• Experience in stock control systems