Overview
In this role you will own resin manufacture operations at the Deeside site, with full decision-making authority after training. You will ensure resin output, yield and compliance across shifts in a 24/7 plant, working closely with the Production Manager to drive performance and safety. The position emphasizes continuous improvement, hands-on leadership, and accountability for process safety and batch integrity. You will contribute to a culture that values teamwork, development, and operational excellence.
Pay / Benefits
- Life benefits with health and wellbeing focus
- Career development and skill growth opportunities
- Inclusive team and community connection
- Stability and momentum to support employee growth
Responsibilities
- Make and release resin batches, ensuring they meet process specifications and safety standards
- Monitor output, yield, scrap, and oee; forecast shortfalls and propose recovery actions
- Manage batch documentation, deviations, NCRs and CAPAs; escalate where needed
- Own safety systems for resin reactors, ensure safe equipment and PPE usage
- Ensure training and competency of operators; handover with accurate batch records
- Coordinate with shift supervisors on resourcing, crew planning, and handovers
- Release batches in Oracle Cloud ERP and maintain data accuracy
- Communicate resin status, risk and performance daily and weekly to stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including changes to procedures, cook sheets and set points
- Cover for absent supervisors and contribute to plant improvements and decision making
Key requirements
- Supervisory experience or qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, coaching, and negotiating skills
- Articulate written and verbal communication
- Ability to build relationships and develop others
- Enthusiasm and patience for coaching; strong teamwork values
- Numerical data analysis abilities and data-driven action
- Strong customer focus
- Proficiency in producing and presenting proposals and business sense
- Hands-on approach and self-motivation
- Continuous improvement mindset and safety focus
- coaching and mentoring
- influencing and negotiation
- team collaboration
- Advanced PC skills
- Oracle Cloud ERP familiarity
- data analysis and reporting
Resin Manufacturing Lead employer: Sherwin-Williams
At Sherwin-Williams, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and development. As a Production Operative, you will benefit from flexible working patterns, comprehensive training opportunities, and a commitment to health and safety standards, all while contributing to a team that values collaboration and community engagement. Join us in a role where your skills can shine and grow within a company dedicated to inspiring and improving the world around us.
