Senior Operator

If you are ambitious self-motivated hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business please read through our job opportunity.

To effectively manage support and develop a team in order to optimise efficiency quality health and safety Material Usage Variance (MUV) and housekeeping.

People

• Engage motivate and develop assigned staff.
• Ensure correct manning levels for assigned line are adhered to and recorded.
• Through management of General Assistants ensure:
• Corrective actions from audits are made and maintained.
• Product and size changeovers are made in accordance with SWP and agreed target times.
• Departmental hygiene and line cleanliness standards are maintained at all times.
• Work with technicians and electricians to ensure effective and efficient planned preventative and reactive maintenance of assets.
• Implement and monitor compliance to all Company policies procedures and SWPs.
• Carry out HR related procedures e.g. appraisals and Return to Work Interviews.
  

Quality

• Ensure that routine quality inspections are correctly carried out and recorded and that quality instructions are adhered to.
• Work with all departments to achieve and maintain customer accreditation and BRC standards to as outline on the policy deployment matrix.
• Assist with investigations into quality failure as required.
  

Delivery

• Achieve conformance to target and production plan.
• Prepare for and conduct shift handovers with other Senior Operators.
• Provide and deliver information in an agreed format for shift production meeting (handover log).
• Ensure accurate data is input to the system to allow accurate management information on the agreed KPIs to be obtained.
• Adherence to housekeeping 5S Lean and HSE standards to maintain green audit status with external customers.
• Issue General Safety Notices as appropriate.
  

Continuous Improvement

• Review and identify improvement opportunities and recommend solutions though use of 3C (Concern cause and countermeasure) documents and escalation to OCC (Our Contribution Counts).
• Implement and sustain identified solutions.
  

HSE

• Ensure agreed HSE KPIs are delivered.
• Ensure that routine safety inspections are correctly carried out.
• Report record and support investigation of near misses and accident/incidents.
• Issue General Safety Notices as appropriate.
• Ensure adherence to PPE and HSE policies and procedures (duty of care)
• Completion of accident investigations
• Produce to agreed quality standards
• Assist with investigations into quality failure as required
• Ensure line and department hygiene standards are maintained daily and improved as required
• Run various types of production lines operating print and labelling machines to the budgeted efficiency level
• Conduct size changes as required
• Involvement in cleaning and maintenance schedules as required
• Collection of downtime and support for Team Managers in line improvements
• Ensure material wastage is controlled to budget levels
• Promote a culture of involvement and interest in individual ideas through listening briefing and appraisals
• Assist in improving employee opinion survey results
• Responsible for efficient operation of production lines
• Responsible for operation of printing / labelling equipment
• Responsible for management of components during the production process
• Responsible for carrying out and recording routine quality and safety checks
• Responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and cleaning
• Responsible for the accurate issuing of materials to relevant process orders
• Responsible for data capture and recording
• Daily management of small operating teams 4 to 7 people

• Team Building Builds effective relationships with people at all levels while motivating and energising others.
• Communication communicates at all levels clearly listens and involves others in direction and goal setting.
• Leadership Provides vision and direction inspires others to follow. Takes responsibility for involving enabling and motivating people.
• Commitment to self-development Is not limited by previous experience and engages actively in improvement activities.
• Leading Change Plans for and successfully introduces change leading to improvements.
  

Education and Experience

• 1-2 years experience in an FMCG environment supervisory experience advantageous
• Be able to demonstrate both mechanical and technical aptitude
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to manage and motivate a small team of people
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills
• High standards of literacy and numeracy
• Attention to detail is a must
• Have ability to operate in and promote an environment which continuously seeks to improve through investigation analysis team participation and involvement.
• IT / Systems literate
  

Company/Department Strategy and Plans

• Understands the broad longer-term objectives for the site and the department.
• Is aware and can explain the relationship between own objectives and those of the department.
• Knows what he/she needs to do to deliver and achieve objectives respecting the work of others.
• Understands and identifies possible problems and risks and seeks help to address them if needed.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to the values of the company.
  

Commercial Awareness

• Understands and takes responsibility for the affect own day to day actions have on the commercial performance of the business e.g. waste quality responsiveness to internal and external enquiries appearance in front of an interest and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and cost effectiveness.
  

Policies Procedures and Standards

• Has a broad understanding and applies those aspects of policy procedure and standards that are applicable to self and own area of work.
• Is aware of the various methods and measures which exist to monitor compliance to policies procedures and standards and the risks/consequence of non-compliance.
  

Customer Service

• Understands the concept of the internal customer supplier who their internal customers are and the standards of service they require.
• Develops working relationships with people from other areas of the business.
• Provides services and information accurately and timely.
• Responds to customers in a collaborative and friendly manner always striving to deliver customer satisfaction.
• Takes ownership for work activities issues and complaints within his/her control referring those which are outside their remit to the appropriate person.
  

Health Safety and Environment

• Complies with Robert McBride Ltd. Health Safety and Environmental Policies as displayed on the notice board.
• Ensures safe working and ensures that their working environment is kept tidy.
• Reports any safety hazards and environment risks within the work area or malfunction of any machine plant or equipment to the immediate Manager.
• Complies with all written or verbal instructions given to ensure personal safety and the safety of others.
• Uses safety equipment and/or protective clothing as required by the task in hand. e.g. Ear/Eye protection Safety Footwear etc.
• Reports all incidents to the immediate Manager whether injury is sustained or not including environment incidents.
• Observes the Fire Evacuation Procedure and learn the position of all fire equipment and exit routes
  

Quality

• Reports substandard or unsatisfactory work/products.
• Understanding and follows all quality procedures and specifications.
• Understands and takes responsibility for quality.
  

Continuous Improvement

• Participates in continuous improvement activities.
• Knowledge of suitable processes and skills application.
  

Manufacturing Process

Set up operate monitor control and improve manufacturing processes to meet customer requirements.

This job description describes the key areas of the post but is not exhaustive. The job description is subject to review and amendment in line with the needs of the business.

I acknowledge receipt of this job description and agree to undertake the tasks responsibilities and activities set out in order to achieve the described key results.

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