Packhouse Supervisor
Adrian Scripps Ltd are looking for a Packhouse Supervisor at our fresh fruit packhouse near Tonbridge, Kent.
Job Purpose
To support directing and controlling all the activities in the production area to ensure H&S, production objectives, standards and targets are achieved. Providing leadership and guidance to the production team and support the implementation of continuous improvements throughout the production operation targeting both process and personnel.
Job Description
Key responsibilities:
- Oversee the production in our packhouse and assist with the daily planning of our production requirements, ensuring orders are completed in full, on time and at optimum efficiency.
- Guide and lead the production team in the delivery of quality standards across all production lines making decisions where necessary in order to achieve customer service levels and standards.
- Train, motivate and develop the team to ensure they got the knowledge, skills and attitude to achieve company performance standards and ensuring that the individual’s potential capabilities are realised.
- Support and assist Line Leaders with machine set-ups and changeovers reducing our downtime.
- Assist with ERP job processing and control, ensuring correct fruit usage, packaging, mass balance and other specified job related requirements.
- Coordinating, analysing and preparing performance data imputed by the team and assisting with the process to optimise the packhouse Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
- Ensure all personnel and processes are managed positively and within the requirements of H&S legislation at all times.
- Ensure the packhouse maintains GMP standards.
- Work closely with the management team (Technical/Planning/Distribution/Maintenance), to ensure that the customer service levels are met.
- Responsible for the production planning and performance in absence of Packhouse manager
Communication
Main internal contacts of the role are:
- Production Line Leaders and operatives to direct production activity.
- Operations Manager, Packhouse Manager, and QC Manager on a daily basis to discuss quality issues, performance issues and to direct production activity.
- Planning team on a regular basis to review the production activity and any job processing issues.
- Quality Control team daily to highlight any quality /compliance issues.
- Engineering daily to discuss requirement for maintenance and repairs.
Working Hours and Benefits
- Full training will be given in business procedures and operating protocols.
- Minimum hours of 40 hours per week. Start time 7.30 a.m. Finish times may vary depending on daily production requirements.
- Adrian Scripps Ltd currently runs a 6-day operation, Monday to Saturday. This role will work on a flexible shift pattern covering 5 out of 6 days across all operational running hours. You might be required to work outside these hours to meet demand of the business.
- Pay grade: from £14.25 per hour depending on experience.
- Overtime: paid at 125% of basic pay after 48 hours per week.
- You will be paid fortnightly.
- Holiday allowance: 28 paid days per annum including bank holidays.
- Company benefits scheme for discounts on shopping.
- Pension scheme.
Knowledge and Skills Required
- Good understanding of manufacturing and processing ideally gained within fresh produce.
- Experience with managing, developing and motivating production teams through a continuous improvement process.
- Demonstrable knowledge, experience and skills with fresh produce packing and sorting equipment.
- Knowledge and experience of flow wrap machines, graders, etc.
- Problem solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues.
- Due to the location, your own transport will be required. Free on-site parking.