Senior Operator

If you are ambitious self-motivated hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business please read through our job opportunity.

To effectively manage support and develop a team in order to optimise efficiency quality health and safety Material Usage Variance (MUV) and housekeeping.

• Engage motivate and develop assigned staff.
• Ensure correct manning levels for assigned line are adhered to and recorded.
• Through management of General Assistants ensure :
• Corrective actions from audits are made and maintained.
• Product and size changeovers are made in accordance with SWP and agreed target times.
• Departmental hygiene and line cleanliness standards are maintained at all times.
• Work with technicians and electricians to ensure effective and efficient planned preventative and reactive maintenance of assets.
• Implement and monitor compliance to all Company policies procedures and SWPs.
• Carry out HR related procedures e.g. appraisals and Return to Work Interviews.

• Ensure that routine quality inspections are correctly carried out and recorded and that quality instructions are adhered to.
• Work with all departments to achieve and maintain customer accreditation and BRC standards to as outline on the policy deployment matrix.
• Assist with investigations into quality failure as required.
• Reports substandard or unsatisfactory work / products.
• Understanding and follows all quality procedures and specifications.
• Understands and takes responsibility for quality.

• Achieve conformance to target and production plan.
• Prepare for and conduct shift handovers with other Senior Operators.
• Provide and deliver information in an agreed format for shift production meeting (handover log).
• Ensure accurate data is input to the system to allow accurate management information on the agreed KPIs to be obtained.
• Adherence to housekeeping 5S Lean and HSE standards to maintain green audit status with external customers.
• Issue General Safety Notices as appropriate.

• Review and identify improvement opportunities and recommend solutions though use of 3C (Concern cause and countermeasure) documents and escalation to OCC (Our Contribution Counts).
• Implement and sustain identified solutions.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities.
• Knowledge of suitable processes and skills application.

• Ensure agreed HSE KPIs are delivered.
• Ensure that routine safety inspections are correctly carried out.
• Report record and support investigation of near misses and accident / incidents.
• Issue General Safety Notices as appropriate.
• Ensure adherence to PPE and HSE policies and procedures (duty of care)
• Completion of accident investigations
• Produce to agreed quality standards
• Assist with investigations into quality failure as required
• Ensure line and department hygiene standards are maintained daily and improved as required
• Run various types of production lines operating print and labelling machines to the budgeted efficiency level
• Conduct size changes as required
• Involvement in cleaning and maintenance schedules as required
• Collection of downtime and support for Team Managers in line improvements
• Ensure material wastage is controlled to budget levels
• Promote a culture of involvement and interest in individual ideas through listening briefing and appraisals
• Assist in improving employee opinion survey results
• Responsible for efficient operation of production lines
• Responsible for operation of printing / labelling equipment
• Responsible for management of components during the production process
• Responsible for carrying out and recording routine quality and safety checks
• Responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and cleaning
• Responsible for the accurate issuing of materials to relevant process orders
• Responsible for data capture and recording
• Daily management of small operating teams 4 to 7 people
• Team Building Builds effective relationships with people at all levels while motivating and energising others.
• Communication communicates at all levels clearly listens and involves others in direction and goal setting.
• Leadership Provides vision and direction inspires others to follow. Takes responsibility for involving enabling and motivating people.
• Commitment to self-development Is not limited by previous experience and engages actively in improvement activities.
• Leading Change Plans for and successfully introduces change leading to improvements.

• 1-2 years experience in an FMCG environment supervisory experience advantageous
• Be able to demonstrate both mechanical and technical aptitude
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to manage and motivate a small team of people
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills
• High standards of literacy and numeracy
• Attention to detail is a must
• Have ability to operate in and promote an environment which continuously seeks to improve through investigation analysis team participation and involvement.
• IT / Systems literate

• Understands…