Production Assistant

Firth is recruiting for a Production Assistant who will provide support to the Production management team by assisting and co-ordinating the maintenance and optimisation of all production processes and records. * Assisting with the planning of production on site with the plant production team. * Ensuring record are completed and kept up to date * Coordinating the ordering of safety and chemical supplies. * Assisting with customer blend processing and ensuring blends are updated on AX. * Liaising with all site staff to update and maintain risk assessments and plant procedures. * Assisting with the close out of customer audit corrective actions. * Liaising with all site staff to update and maintain COSHH assessments. * Assisting in the maintenance of ISO 18001, 14001 and 9001 standards. * Coordinating the training activities for all plant production employees. * Assisting the plant production team with general site operational activities. * Assisting the plant manager in dealing with any customer complaints and, in particular, helping to fully investigate and properly close out any issues. * Assisting with the preparation for customer site visits, audits, and inspections of facilities where necessary. * Carrying out trouble shooting projects with the plant production team to identify the reasons for specific problems and work with site management to resolve these. * Maintain and register site PPE stocks and issue to staff SKILLS & ABILITIES * Previous administration experience, ideally gained in a manufacturing/production environment * Excellent interpersonal skills * Must be numerate * Strong IT skills * Self-starter with ability to plan and manage workload * Excellent organisational skills * Positive attitude * Attention to detail * Flexible and adaptable * Willingness to learn about the malting process