Production Chargehand
Production Chargehand
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Job Description
Kepak Group is a young professional and dynamic business that has grown into one of Europes leading food processing companies. At the core of this success has been our belief in developing strong customer relationships through a partnership approach. We pride ourselves on our dedication to innovation brand management consumer focus and an unwavering commitment to food safety. Acutely aware of changing market requirements we continue to supply consumers with premium quality products at competitive prices.
The Kepak Group are looking to recruit the right person for a permanent Production Chargehand for our Bacon department to cover our manufacturing facility in McCarren Meats in Cavan. McCarren Meats Unlimited Company is probably the oldest traditional pig slaughtering processing and bacon curing company in Ireland.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee and coach line workers organise job rotation and assist on daily training.
More attention to detail needed for the Horse shoes
Ensure safe use of equipment in line with safe systems of work.
Liase with quality to investigate customer issues regarding quality.
Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements.
To ensure that Health & Safety and other relevant guidelines are duly adhered to including the operation of safe systems of work i.e. PPE knife control machine safety controls.
To assist the supervisors and management at all times on a daily basis.
To maintain a clean and efficient work environment.
To carry out duties such as cleaning to get the site audit ready this is your responsibility and if it involves organizing lads on a Saturday so be it.
To help supervisors organise possible overtime on a daily basis and Saturday work.
To assist HR and the supervisors on HR duties such as failure to present and RTW on a daily basis.
To assist Technical on a daily basis and to geta good understanding of the quality of the product specification and labelling of products.
To cover for Supervisors when needs be especially at break times and when the supervisor is carrying out other daily duties.
Ensure adherence to all company Policies.
Ensure all KPIs are met and are accurate.
Core KPIs:
KPIs will be set out and reviewed by the Site Manager for each period defined (month / quarter / year) reflecting achievement of agreed objectives and initiatives.
Meeting Reporting Deadlines.
Adherence to Group Policies and Procedures.
Audit Results (Internal and External).
Strong communicator with well-developed interpersonal skills.
Ability to motivate a team to be energetic and self-motivated
Organisation and leadership abilities.
Must have a can do attitude and be flexible at all times
Ability to learn quickly
Demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative.
Ability to identify continuous improvement initiatives and ability to challenge status quo. Problem solving skills.
Strong IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Excel Power Point and other common software tools.
A high level of analytical methodology and time management skills required.
A high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
Benefits
- Permanent Contract
- Employee Benefit Platform
- Company Pension
- Discount on Health Insurance
- Discount on products
- Free parking
- 20 days annual leave per year increasing with length of service
- Extensive Training & Development Programme
Employment Type
Full-Time
