Production Line Leader | Bodmin

Here at our Bodmin site, we are looking for enthusiastic team players to join our friendly team.

Working Hours: Monday – Friday – 6.30-16.30

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out regular team briefs to staff members in relation to performance / training needs to ensure the team operates effectively and targets are met.
• Coordinate daily head count per area/line and control movements of staff where necessary, eg. low volume / area breakdowns.
• To ensure good communications both to team and to management, to share information, knowledge and advice.
• Complete quality checks meeting specification and ensure food safety checks /records are maintained by your team.
• Resolve complex problems relating to line performance / production and give the team direction.
• Challenge current process identifying quick wins for cost reductions.
• Utilise staff members effectively, looking at time and motion of activities.
• Process at optimum loading capacity of slicing lines (Grote slicing speeds).
• Avoid customer shortages.
• Build stock levels ensuring supply.
• Explore all options of potential plan changes if required, to meet deadlines.
• Ensure all area paperwork and procedures are implemented and correctly used and that all other written communication is followed and acted upon.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Area Manager.
• Continually developing own skills through attending Company training.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience preferred but all training will be given.
• Computer skills
• Knowledge of KPI indicators – labour, yield, giveaway, waste, plan attainment.
• Understanding of true line efficiency.
• Understanding of daily plan.
• Understanding of the Yellow card procedure.
• Understanding of financial implications.
• Good knowledge of planning, processing, quality procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure and within budgets parameters.
• Ability to provide accurate data.