Quality Control Assistant Team Leader

6 months ago


Knottingley, United Kingdom Ardagh Group Full time

Job Description
Detect container defects relevant to line for which responsibility is held to ensure containers meet customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Gauge the bottles in order to ensure they meet the necessary specifications in accordance with the procedures stated in the Company Quality Manual.
- Carry out visual checks of the bottles each hour in order to detect any occurring defects so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible in order to minimise loss.
- Communicate with the hot end verbally and via the APS, in order to resolve problems quickly and effectively.
- Report any occurrences on a log sheet in order to maintain an accurate reference point.
- Carry out specified tests: pressure, coating, capacity and weight at regular intervals in order to ensure that bottles meet necessary specifications, and that quality is maintained.
- Observe the performance of the cold end equipment both directly and via PIC/APS reacting to any changes to avoid quality or efficiency problems.
- Report any equipment or mechanical malfunctions as quickly as possible to the correct persons to minimise downtime and maintain efficiency.
- Assists during and after a job change in order to establish and maintain effective operations.
- Comply with Company Health and Safety Procedures in order to maintain a safe working environment.
- Carry out housekeeping in accordance with Company Hygiene Rules.
- Shadow the Quality Control Team Leader in order to learn all aspects of the Team Leader role.
- Attend supervisory development programmes/training.

**Requirements**:
Awareness of Company Health and Safety Policy and Procedures
Awareness of Company Hygiene Rules and Procedures
Understanding of the relevant terminology relating to defects, specification and process.

**Understanding of work instructions and procedures**:

- Manual Inspection
- Automatic Inspection
- Manual Specification
- Packaging
- Packed Ware Audit/Rework
- Job Change

Understanding of specifications of the Company Quality Plan

Understanding of standard operating/quality control procedures

Familiarity with inspection equipment and work areas.

What we offer
Competitive salary based on Grade 4 of the harmonised pay scales. Maximum of the grade £38,417.00
Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
Monday to Friday working hours and 25 days + 8 statutory holidays
Health and wellbeing schemes, such as counselling, physiotherapy, and cycle to work scheme
Family friendly policies and Company Sick Pay dependent on length of service.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey

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