Production Supervisor
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum plus benefits
Pontyclun
I am delighted to bring to market this brand-new role for a Production Supervisor with a rapidly expanding FMCG business based in Pontyclun. As Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing day to day operations in the factory reporting directly to the Production Manager. This site operates to a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene and sits within a beautiful setting in South Wales.
Duties and responsibilities
- Supervise the production team and organise labour to meet the daily and weekly production schedule.
- Manage the relationship with agency labour provider, identifying labour needed to meet production plan and ensuring it is provided.
- Liaise with other departments to ensure materials are available for production in a timely manner
- Maintain production records including output, downtime and stock movements.
- Reconcile stocks at the end of works order and close works orders
- Carry our routine quality checks and implement corrective actions
- Carry out machine changeovers and basic fault finding
- Manage any equipment breakdowns and carry out simple repairs
- Complete routine maintenance tasks
- Carry out return to work interviews
- Carry out operator role when required to cover beaks or unplanned absence.
Skills and experience required
- Food manufacturing experience advantageous
- Level 2 Food Safety Training.
- HACCP an advantage.
- Good appreciation of health and safety requirements when working with automated machines and workplace vehicles.
- Experience of machine setting, changeover, and troubleshooting is essential
- Competent in the safe use of hand tools
- Good written communication and numeracy
- Able to lead team meetings, experience leading group problem solving, or Continuous Improvement workshops an advantage.
- Proficient in using all Microsoft office packages.