Assistant Factory Supervisor - Jamestown, Leitrim

Assistant Factory Supervisor - Jamestown, Leitrim

Reporting to the site Production Manager this role will be as a Assistant Factory Supervisor in a busy Food packaging facility in Jamestown, Leitrim.

This position is ideal for a recent Graduate of a Food/FMCG based course and/or a person coming into the Food sector to grow their own career in Factory/Production management.

You will join this role as a trainee Supervisor, with guided responsibilities for; for supervision of the Leg Line, Intake, Back Line, Box Room, Service, Packing and further.

Main Responsibilities

• Learn and assist the management and supervision of Departments & Areas. This may include overtime & weekend work where necessary.
• Facilitate for Continuous Improvement/ Lean in your Depts./Areas
• Identifying improvement opportunities/wastes in your area and deliver improvement using the lean tools i.e. A3’s, JDI’s, Countermeasures
• Assist on the leading and Planning PIT Communication Meetings
• Carrying out Gemba walks
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement within your team.
• Maintain quality standards as set out by the Company in relation to HACCP to various requirements (BRC, Bord Bia, etc.)
• Achieve yields and specification as per Company and customer requirements and fill in the daily and weekly reports as required.
• Implement cost controls in relation to
  • Absenteeism
  • Manning Levels
  • Uptime
  • Overtime and pay controls.
  • Be responsible for the Health & Safety of all employees under your team guidance as per the latest RRMS including Management of staff including;
  • Induction, Training, Probation, Manning, Time Keeping, Attendance Management, Grievance/Disciplinary Issues in conjunction with HR
  • Training and Development of staff
  • Ensure that you are familiar with SOP’s as detailed by the Quality/H&S Departments
  • Ensure that all operators under your control are appropriately trained.

Key areas of responsibility

• Production
• Continuous Improvement/Lean
• Quality
• Yield
• Specification
• Hygiene as set out in the HACCP system.
• Management of staff attendance with HR
• Corrective action from Customer complaints
• Training and Development of staff
• Safety, Health and Welfare of staff