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Production Supervisor

Are you an experienced Supervisor? Looking for a new role within Food Manufacturing that offers support & progression? Do you pride yourself on attention to detail?

Our client, a market leading Food Manufacturer are looking to recruit a Production Supervisor to join their team based in Oldford, Frome.

As a Production Supervisor you will optimise the performance of the production department. This work is to be carried out according to planned priorities, Work Instructions, quality, and H&S procedures.

Working hours as a Production Supervisor are Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:30, however, flexibility is required as hours may vary when covering a Shift Manager.

As a Production Supervisor you will:

• Check all Operators have relevant rules, procedures related to Safety
• Implement an organisation to promote information and training of operators
• Promote good behaviour of Operators, and take into account any remark done to improve the Department organisation, the Safety and Hygiene
• Check equipment conformity and safety rule compliance
• Contribute to Quality Problem analysis, to the definition and implementation of solutions
• Insure Hygiene and Quality procedures are applied
• Update Line work instructions and check application in compliance of Safety, Quality and Hygiene standard
• Participate and propose some product improvement (Raw material, Ingredient, packaging,…) based on NPD files
• Optimise efficiency of the Production Lines
• Identify root cause of the issues
• Participate to daily meeting to check the planned corrective actions are relevant
• Evaluate and reduce wastage on recipe and packaging
• Organise trial in Production (Packaging, Fruit, new recipe)
• Responsible of Packaging
• Organise Level 1 maintenance with a direct coordination with Maintenance Department
• Support Shift Manager with technical and operational expertise
• Optimise energy usage
• Participate to the training, qualification of operators on the Lines and workstations
• Manage organisation and follow up of small improvement project
• Cover of the Shift Manager when required

Skills required as a Production Supervisor:

• Previous experience of working within Food Production environment
• Excellent ability to motivate and engage with people
• Willingness to learn
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and use your own initiative
• Excellent attention to detail

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward

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