Labour Coordinator and Training Administrator in Halifax

Labour Coordinator and Training Administrator

Labour Coordinator and Training Administrator
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Salary £25,125.00 plus excellent companywide benefits
Full Time, Permanent – Days

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Nestlé team as a Labour Coordinator and Training Administrator at our factory in Halifax.

The Nestlé Halifax Factory in West Yorkshire is the home some of the UK’s most iconic confectionery brands including Quality Street and After Eight. Join our team and become a part of the legacy behind these beloved brands.

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity.

This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé have ever seen. It’s worldwide. It is exciting. You could play a key part in it.

A day in the life of Labour Coordinator & Training Administrator

• Labour Planning: Utilize the local labour planning system (DLM) and GLOBE to ensure appropriate Nestlé skills are available for relevant shifts. Liaise with Shift Managers and Supply Planners to support the latest production plan.
• Data Management: Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office to extract and analyse data effectively. Record and maintain attendance spreadsheets, overtime data, and balance of hours.
• Reporting and Communication: Generate effective reports for factory Managers, adapting to last-minute changes and disruptions. Represent labour planning in factory DOR/WOR meetings and organize overtime with operators.
• Process Management: Challenge existing processes and apply a dynamic approach to problem-solving while ensuring fairness and consistency. Consider various factors (shift patterns, overtime allocation, training, etc.) to deliver effective labour plans.
• Compliance: Maintain holiday and overtime/offline data within the system, ensuring adherence to Terms and Conditions and Working Time Directive guidelines.

Training Administrator Duties

• SOP Management: Maintain site Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) through the POKA system, ensuring annual reviews and updates.
• Training Oversight: Maintain a sufficient pool of trained SOP authors to create, review, and update SOPs according to the annual plan.
• Reporting and Compliance: Provide monthly compliance reports on the SOP management system. Update and maintain the compliance matrix, collaborating with SHE, Quality, and Engineering heads to meet legislative and company H&S requirements.
• Training Administration: Utilize the GROW Learning Management System to access training records and maintain all training documents, including evaluations and certificates.
• General Administration: Perform general administrative duties related to training and development.

What will make you successful

The person who is successful in this role will be confident and able to challenge in an effective manner. You will need to have a good working knowledge of MS Office to use a variety of IT systems and have strong inter-personal skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure, while maintaining attention to detail and striving to achieve the highest results. Good organisation skills are key, and you will need to be tenacious and dynamic in finding solutions to ensure the production plan is delivered, bearing in mind last-minute changes that may require re-planning. Good communication skills are required for liaising with a number of key stakeholders.

Other attributes would include:

• Proven ability to deal with people at all levels
• Initiative and innovative ideas to drive labour planning forward
• A confident and courteous telephone and face to face manner
• Competent & confident in use of GLOBE and all MS Excel systems
• Understanding of Manufacturing and Supply Planning inter-relationships
• Good planning and forecasting skills to maximise efficiency

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We embrace diversity and want to give everyone the chance to be the best they can be. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk)

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!