Production Team Lead

Overview

Our client, a global innovator in the specialty materials industry, is seeking a dedicated Production Team Lead to join their team at the Chirnside Plant. This facility specialises in crafting top-tier heat-seal tea, coffee, and fibrous meat casing solutions, impacting consumers globally. With approximately 160 employees, they foster a culture of growth, teamwork, and care. Recently, they have invested in cutting-edge technology with a new production line and are looking for new talents to join their team.

Position Details

• Location: Chirnside Plant, Scottish Borders
• Schedule: Monday to Friday, day shift, 37.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent

A Production Team Lead supports the daily operations of production and manufacturing facilities for a given department. Working closely with production supervisors, they provide leadership and manage work teams while monitoring manufacturing and packaging procedures. Competitive salary depending on experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Work Area Maintenance: Ensure work areas are always maintained to 5S standards.
• Machine Supervision: Supervise machines in accordance with health and safety and environmental standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Maintain and operate systems to monitor and control performance in critical areas such as safety, quality, environmental compliance, production volume, machine efficiencies, and utilisation.
• Problem-Solving: Monitor production activity, identify process problems, troubleshoot causes, and develop solutions.
• Production Restart: Ensure production is restarted safely and efficiently at web breaks, grade changes, and boil outs.
• Target Achievement: Meet targets for volume, quality, efficiency, OEE, waste, and cost.
• Product Conversion: Plan the efficient conversion of all 21 and 22 products.
• Maintenance Liaison: Liaise with the engineering department to ensure maintenance requirements are organised and planned to maximise operational efficiency.
• Quality Control: Ensure quality control procedures are implemented.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement.
• Performance Evaluations: Conduct performance evaluations of all directly reporting staff.
• Corrective Actions: Implement corrective actions arising from customer complaints, customer audits, and ISO audits (external and internal).
• Site Supervision: Oversee all site activities outside of working hours.
• Reporting: Generate reports and maintain precise and accurate logs.
• Employee Relations: Work closely with HR on employee relations (Return to Work, Time away from work, investigation into accidents, Occupational Health, Absence review meetings, and disciplinaries).

Other Responsibilities

• Line Management Responsibility: Manage direct reports and ensure team efficiency.
• Continuous Improvement: Review processes and suggest improvement opportunities. Assist with the department's ongoing continuous improvement strategy.
• Communication: Ensure effective 360º communication with employees at all organisational levels.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience (Desired)

• Educational Background: Engineer Graduate or PhD degree preferably in papermaking, material science, chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer science, non-woven or textile technology.
• Technical Expertise: Expertise in papermaking, or at least in one area related to nonwovens, polymer/fibre.
• Experience: Some years of experience in related industries would be a plus.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Work Environment: Ability to work in a busy environment.
• Creativity: Creativity and technical capability to generate innovative ideas.
• Problem-Solving: Judgment and ingenuity to solve non-routine problems.
• Team Skills: Ability to both lead and participate on teams and in person.

If you meet some of these qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply! Please submit your application as soon as possible.