Production Team Leader, Corrugated Packaging West Midlands

Leading independent suppliers of corrugated & cardboard packaging to the FMCG, eCom & Food sectors, seek an dynamic & experienced Production Team Leader / Shift Supervisor to deliver excellence and consistency within its impressive 24/5 manufacturing operation in the West Midlands. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will be pivotal in driving the daily shift production, including compliance with all performance, quality, safety standards and working arrangements, in order to achieve optimum effectiveness and efficiency.

Directly responsible for co-ordinating the activity of Production Operatives, whilst liaising with key personnel in Production Planning, Machine Maintenance and Account Management, you will be accustomed to walking the Production floor, engaging with all operators, co-ordinating planning/scheduling requirements with actual production capability & daily co-ordination with the night shift team leader, building a firm handle on the production workflow in order to drive effective & efficient output on each daily shift.

As Production Team Leader, you MUST have a demonstrable focus on driving lean manufacturing initiatives across the Production area, contributing strongly to their focussed drive for enhanced manufacturing efficiency, increasing the consistency, quality and profitability of their productive output, whilst also building an enhanced culture of personnel training, team structure & employee wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities of the Production Team Leader:

Work in accordance with all health and safety requirements Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives Ensure handling of materials and product is in accordance with required quality standards Verify that all production workstations are correctly equipped to run the scheduled goods, including completion of all required documentation Allocate Production Operatives to tasks in accordance with production requirements and operator competence in the task Ensure all Operatives are aware of required production targets and regularly monitor performance against targets, escalating any issues to the Operations Manager Co-ordinate change of works order, ensuring effective line clearance and set-up of all workstations Accurate and timely completion of all required records Manage PPE requirements for all Production Operatives Co-ordinate and record training of all Production Operatives Undertaking training when required Provide cover for Operatives who need to be away from their workstation Oversee activity of Lead Operatives on other processes when required Undertake Return to Work interviews following absence Manage any employee relations issues at the informal stage Working Monday to Friday, with plenty of weekend overtime availability, you ll be highly responsible and conscientious, being both reliable, flexible and accustomed to working very effectively on your own and within a team. It s essential that you are an effective communicator, with a strong work ethic and the demonstrable ability to effectively prioritise and adapt to a diverse workforce and a variable workload.

Combining experience, maturity & genuine people influencing & leadership skills, you will have the robustness of character to act as the Production leader, as the most senior production person on the day or night shift, organising Production Operatives and ensuring the efficient flow of the required materials and information to effectively run the Corrugated Packaging production process. You will become the conduit for constant liaison across the site, whilst also maintaining the prerequisite Health and Safety requirements for yourself and others, developing good working relationships with all Departments, that will be forged through your experience of working in high speed, high pressure production environments, ideally with some exposure to the Corrugated, Carton or Print manufacturing Industry, but most importantly, we seek an individual with proven Production & Lean Manufacturing experience to help drive this Business to the next level.

With the ambition, maturity and experience to responsibly evolve the smooth and efficient running of the Production Department in this Company s continued investment, growth and drive in the Packaging sector, you will be rewarded with a good salary and the opportunity to work for an impressive leader in its market, and all the associated security and longevity of career opportunity and progression.

Packaging, Team Leader, Shift Supervisor, Production Scheduling, cut and crease, folding, gluing, corrugated, folding box board, Print, Printing, Lean Manufacturing, World Class manufacturing