Lead Operator (Day Shift) in North Shields

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with OsecoElfab, a global manufacturer of customised rupture discs and explosion vents with their search for a Lead Operator.

Overall Purpose:

• The Lead Operator plays a pivotal role in collaboration with the Operations Manager, ensuring that the highest standards of safety, quality, and production are consistently upheld.
• This role encompasses the facilitation of a safe, productive work environment, meeting customer demands, and serving as a technical support anchor for Production Operators.
• The Lead Operator also actively contributes to troubleshooting efforts and cultivates a positive work atmosphere.

Key Duties:

• Champion adherence to OsecoElfab\’s safety procedures and guidelines, prioritizing the safety of equipment and personnel.
• Ensure the safety of equipment and personnel through vigilant operations and adherence to safety protocols.
• Monitor and access daily task to drive proactive problem solving along with working with the operation manager on resource allocation to support achieving operational KPI\’s
• Oversee designated areas, ensuring that workspaces and machinery are maintained at exemplary standards of safety, cleanliness, and tidiness.
• Provide vital support to maintain and elevate product quality standards. Promptly address and escalate quality concerns to relevant parties, such as the Quality team, Operations Supervisor, or Manufacturing Manager.
• Act as a designated technical support resource for less experienced operators, offering guidance and expertise.
• Engage actively in training and developing production team members, facilitating their growth within the organization.
• Initiate and participate in continuous improvement activities, driving operational enhancements and efficiency gains.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and adjust equipment and technology to optimize performance, with adjustments being accurately recorded in computer systems.
• Report on adherence to production schedules, ensuring that any issues disrupting the schedule are promptly escalated and addressed.
• Display effective communication skills, adept at conveying ideas and issues in meetings and other settings.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and grasp different facets of being a Lead Operator.
• Exhibit strong leadership skills and function seamlessly as a team player, contributing to a collaborative and productive work environment.
• To ensure teams within your designated area/s of responsibility maintain workspace and machinery to a high standard i.e., safe, clean, tidy.
• Able to run small 5S projects within an area.
• To act as a nominated \’go to\’ person for technical support of less experienced operators.
• To be actively involved in the training and development of production team members.
• Initiation and involvement in continuous improvement (CI) activities.
• Maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, and/or adjust equipment and technology to maximize performance, as well as input adjustments into computer systems.
• Report on adherence to production schedule and ensure issues obstructing the production schedule are escalated as required.

The Package:

• Very competitive annual salary.
• 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week (Monday to Friday 07:30am to 3:30pm).
• Company pension scheme.
• Private health care.
• Life assurance.
• Quarterly bonus scheme potential.
• Additional benefits.