Nightshift Team Leader in Johnstone

Allstaff Manufacturing Division are delighted to bring to the market the role of Nightshift Process Lead. This is a full time permanent role based with our client near Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Hours of Work will be based on 37 hours per week, Sunday to Thursday, Night Shift, 9:30pm – 6:00am, plus 2.5 hours overtime.

Role Purpose

The role of the Process Lead is to assist the Lead Supervisor to guarantee optimum performance and operational efficiency of the day-to-day production to achieve production KPI’s to meet customer demands whilst complying with company procedures and Health and Safety policies. The Process Lead will also work on a variety of projects related to ongoing organisational improvements including, but not limited to, Health and Safety, Quality, Workplace Organisation, Environmental and Sustainability.

Key Accountabilities

• Health and Safety
• Embed a H&S culture of zero tolerance ensuring the policy is fully understood, owned and implemented by every employee.
• Ensure machine operators have set up their machines correctly and all pre-shift safety checks have been completed and recorded.
• Promote the use of TCards for near miss and hazard reporting and ensure appropriate action is taken to close T-cards with feedback and recognition to employees.
• Operational
• Deliver the production plan, communicating and highlighting any risk to OTIF in a timely manner to the Lead Supervisor.
• Liaise with the Maintenance team to ensure plant and machinery is kept in full working order, ensuring job requests are logged on Maintain.
• Conduct daily cycle checks and carry out and maintain a monthly stock take.
• Takes ownership of production information recording monitoring and improving KPIs.
• Implement actions identified through internal and external audits (including health & safety and quality inspections) to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure all prescribed quality checks are carried out by machine operators, to ensure product quality is not compromised.
• Prioritise workplace organisation ensuring the factory is always customer ready.
• Investigate defective material, supporting root cause analysis, measuring effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Manage holiday requests in line with the agreed holiday allocation per area.
• Review holiday balances quarterly to ensure holiday requests are evenly spread throughout the calendar year and not left until the last quarter.
• Manage each absence in line with company policy and ensure all return-to-work meetings are completed within 24 hours of the employee’s return.
• Assist in the recruitment of team members.
• Ensure all payroll related documents are accurately completed and submitted the next working day.
• Training
• Identify and deliver all operational training.
• Conduct on job assessments.
• Monitor and ensure completion of e-learning refresher training.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Experience in leading a small team, preferably within a manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Basic understanding of operational metrics and use of KPIs.
• Experience of meeting and exceeding health and safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and prioritising to achieve set targets.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Aware of managing internal customers within a production environment.

Company Benefits

• Company sick pay
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement (increases with length of service)
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to a private GP service and much more
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme and Electric Vehicle schemes
• Employee coaching programme
• Additional training and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking
• Access to a range of store discounts

If you are interested in this role please apply today.