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Job description

Nursted is a company that specialises in the production of plastic bottles, bespoke production runs combined with fast tool changes to offer flexible challenging production runs

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality

• Compliance with product quality standards in accordance with the company quality manual and visual aids and reporting to Production Manager/Quality Department where required.
• Control process flows within the unit ensuring all Quality and H&S standards are met.
• Ensure housekeeping is kept to the highest possible level whilst always considering best H&S practices.
• Ensure all finished product leaving the production area is correctly and safely packaged and stored.
• When necessary, carry out and / or assist with machine setting and fault finding.

Cost

• Monitor the unit, always looking to ‘continuously improve’ all aspects of the environment and working practices.
• Optimising labour distribution according to priorities to deliver production requirements.
• Ensure all machines are running optimally and are correct to the relevant setting documents.
• Facilitate and work with other departments within the business to improve the machine settings and running.
• Monitor, manage and reduce unit consumable costs.
• Contribute to improving the unit energy consumption.
• Reduce the waste and scrap within the unit.

Delivery

• Monitor and communicate production requirements to and from the business and team using supplied production processes (Hand over sheets, registers, skills matrix, etc.).
• Maintain planning schedule from sales order book to ensure customer demand is met ‘On Time In Full’.
• Maintain accurate stock levels within the unit to deliver production requirements ‘on time, in full’.
• Ensure all tool changes are carried out efficiently to reduce machine downtime.
• Ensure all machines are handed back to production in a “ready to run” condition.
• Cover operator/fork lift duties where necessary to minimize production downtime.

People Management

• Compliance with health and safety legislation and reporting any incidents via your line Manager
• Rotation of staff within the team to ensure a good balance of skill sets and cross training.
• Educating the team on safe systems of work and correct handling of product and machinery.
• Monitor and track all team members attendance.
• Manage team motivation.
• Ensure the team is respectful to each other.
• Ensure all production areas are running effectively and safely.
• Ensure the site is secure when vacant.

MANDATORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working in accordance with the company health and safety policy to take reasonable care for their own and colleagues health and safety.
• Refrain from intentionally misusing or recklessly interfering with anything that has been provided for health and safety reasons.
• Adhere to the Company’s H&S requirements (ie risk assessments, work instructions and through training).
• Work in accordance with information and training provided, and not undertake any task for which authorisation and / or training has not been given.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

· Supervisory skills including, educating and motivating a team.

· Good communication skills, verbally and in writing.

· Issue resolution – covering product, process and personnel.

• Process trouble shooting and improvement.
• Experience in basic injection moulding machine maintenance.
• Understanding of ‘Continuous Improvement’.
• Flexibility and forward-thinking approach.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Good team player, coach, mentor and motivator.
• Motivated and proactive.
• Patient leader of people.
• Forklift truck experience
• Basic computer skills

Hours

The company operates 24/7 so being able to work all shift patterns is important. Shifts are 8 hours long but can be up to 12 hrs occasionally.

Salary

Dependent on experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brandon, IP27 0NZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Supervising experience: 2 years (preferred)
• basic engineering: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person