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SENIOR PRODUCTION OPERATOR / TEAM LEAD, MANCHESTER, 29,000PLUS GREAT BENEFITS. Major European Company offering opportunities to progress. Double Days Shift 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday.
The Company
Our client is a leading name in several fields of manufacturing, with a major European and UK presence spanning numerous operational plants. As part of the continued growth of the business they are presently seeking a Lead Operator / Team Leader to provide hands on leadership skills for theirmanufacturing operations at their Manchester site.
The Role
- Offer hands on leadership, supporting Production Supervisor
- Taking responsibility / ownership of delivering daily performance targets.
- Monitor and drive line performance by motivating operators and informingEngineers on restrictions and problemswhich can prevent the achievement of production targets.
- Challenge and improve standard operating procedures, once improved ensure adherence and communication.
- To be part of a professional, empowered team committed to providing the customer with the highest quality product in the most cost-effective manner.
Responsibilities
- Develop individuals within teams to be seconded into own position to cover for absence through holidays or sickness.
- Organise manning levels, break cover, holiday cover for own shifts so as not to compromise effective operation of the lines.
- To have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the process, plant, machinery and associated equipment.
- To be able to operate machinery within a zone maintaining targeted output with minimal interruptionwhen required, to cover breaks or absence.
- Monitor the day-to-day activities of Operators,ensuring they complete and follow up on their tasks to an acceptable standard.
- Ensure all Team members are maintaining a safe working environment and are adhering to safe working practices.
- Support CI initiatives on a day-to-day basis, to ensure all efforts to improve performance, efficiency and reliability are fully supported and implemented.
- Plan and identify training and development needs of the Team to ensure effective training, which has a clear benefit to achieving targets.
Skills and Experience Required
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of leading teams within a Manufacturing environment
- Continuous Improvement mindset, proactive and driven to take action
- High level of accountability and asks the same of others
- Capable of being both hands on and taking the role of a leader
- Driven, enthusiastic and leads by example
Is This You?
If you are an ambitious / experienced individual with leadership skills and experience andlooking for a great role in the Manchester area then look no further, we are hiring this role urgently, Send your application in now and we will be in touch within 24 hours to discuss the role and our client in further detail.
