Senior Production Operative

3 weeks ago


Great Blakenham, Suffolk, United Kingdom Omega Ingredients Full time

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

Reporting to:
Production Manager
Base:_ _Office based (Great Blakenham, UK)

Job Purpose:


The Senior Production Operative manufactures flavourings and extracts under the instruction and guidance of the Production Manager, adhering to quality and safety procedures always.

Based in the production environment, the role has production supervisor accountability when the Factory Supervisor is absent for incoming goods, production, warehouse, and dispatch areas.

This includes the supervising of people, plant, and processes to deliver the most effective customer services and safe, cost-effective operations.

Effectively contributing to the achievement of the Omega Vision, which is:

_To be the Leading International Flavour company operating in the UK, Europe, Middle East and India, with a subsidiary sales and production operation in USA_

Omega Values

_PASSIONATE, INTEGRITY, INNOVATIVE, NATURAL, ECO-CONSCIOUS_

Core Responsibilities
Assisting the Production Manager in the daily factory operations when the Factory Supervisor is absent.

Demonstrate clear and responsible supervisor guidance to drive the best team performance.

Ensuring the site, factory and its equipment is clean, tidy, and conforming to quality standards always.

Actively role model the highest standards and continually working to reduce the Non-Conformances from the Factory.

Producing safe products to specification.

Ensuring a safe working environment and conforming to health and safety regulations.

Manufacture flavourings and ingredients according to build instructions and to specification.

General warehouse duties.

Ensuring customer demand and order fulfilment plan is met, utilising resources effectively to deliver.

Attends the sales and operational planning session when appropriate, owning production input and outputs from that process.

Adhere to company policies.

Proactive with bringing forward new ideas for improvement and solutions to challenges.

Lifting and manual handling

Team/Culture
To lead by example, role modelling a positive, professional, can-do attitude with a focus on delivering client excellence

Effective peer to peer communication

Strong commitment to personal and the team's continual professional development

Contribute to a fun working environment and value all team members

Contribute to provide the best service possible to our clients

Goals that will measure our Success
Production schedule alignment with customer demand plan and raw material purchasing plan.

Completing tasks on time and in full.

Accuracy of manufacturing builds

Reduction of NCRs and internal audit scores.

Monitoring of the monthly checklist.

Supervision of Intake and Despatch department
- daily tasks when appropriate.

Liaising with sales and logistics in the absence of the production manager and factory supervisor.

Collating weekly and monthly reports for the production manager when the factory supervisor is absent.

Qualifications
Maths, Science and English GCSE (or equivalent), graded A*-C.

Experience
Food Production experience (2+ years desirable)

Skills & Knowledge
Understanding of ERP/IT systems (desirable)

Understanding of Food Safety and GMP.

Able to understand QC and NPD functions.

Knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.

Forklift Truck trained (essential)

Detail-oriented

Excellent people skills - approachable & a good communicator

Innovates to come up with new ideas to drive efficient and creative processes

Is creative in problem solving

Strategic thinker and good commercial acumen

Fluent in English language written and verbal

Exceptional attention to detail that delivers quality information

Excellent, caring and honest communication skills

Ability to deliver on commitments

Ability to identify what talent is required to meet business needs and trends and is
innovative in solutions

Personal Qualities

Natural aspiration to grow both individually and as a team in line with business growth

An interest in science and manufacturing

Punctual and organised

Logical and methodical and exceptional attention to detail

Professional, positive and
eco-conscious
Act with
integrity, reliable and trustworthy

Approachable and able to effectively build honest relationships with a diverse range of people

Ability to think
innovatively to problem solve

Determination and commitment to completing each job to the highest standard and on time

Ability to effectively adapt to change to deliver a quality service

Passionate about embracing and living the Omega mission, vision and values

Being inquisitive and
innovative in increasing knowledge, developing skills and abilities

Effectively communicating with all colleagues, customers and suppliers, professionally, honestly and timely, gaining feedback from colleagues and peers to achieve personal growth and improve effectiveness

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