Lead Operator

16 hours ago

Sudbury, United Kingdom Nestlé Full time

Business Unit - Nestlé Purina
Job Title - Warehouse Lead Operator
Location - Sudbury, Suffolk
Shift Pattern - 42 hours per week - 2 days followed by 2 nights and then 4 days off (Days 06:00-18:00, Nights 18:00-06:00)

Salary - £43474.00 plus companywide benefits

**Position Summary**

We are now looking for a Warehouse Lead Operator to be responsible for the organisation of the team and the production delivery plan, you will actively coach and build the competence building of your shift. As a Lead Operator you will also be assigned to production line, ensuring that the production plan is fully adhered to in alignment with safety and quality compliance and legal requirements. To drive continuous excellence through managing and inspiring people.

At Purina PetCare, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too.

In our Sudbury factory the 200 strong workforce produce some of the UK’s most popular brands including Go-Cat, Bakers, Purina ONE, BETA and Pro Plan providing consumers with a product to meet their every need. And this ancient, bustling market town in the heart of the Stour valley is surrounded by countryside of outstanding natural beauty making Sudbury an idea place for animal lovers. Plus, there’s the added advantage of London being a 45 minute train ride away from nearby Colchester.

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity. This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé have ever seen. It’s worldwide. It is exciting. You could play a key part in it.

**A day in the life of a Lead Operator **
- Manage the team to work within safe conditions, driving a safe, zero loss culture to drive zero accidents and zero waste.
- Working with our Quality teams to eliminate potential defects and ensuring perfect pallets to our customers.
- Runing the daily scheduling plan and assigning loads to correct destination accounting for export, UK and direct to customer deliveries.
- Manage the transport loads with our central and local planner to ensure the efficient ways of working to basic LEAN manufacturing principals.
- Develop organisational capability through coaching others and sharing best practices with the teams across shifts and site

**What will make you successful**

To be successful in this key role we expect you to demonstrate a proactive initiative mindset and passion for continuous improvement.

Other key attributes we are looking for are:

- Previous Team Leadership experience.
- Experience within FMCG environment, food manufacturing would be preferred.
- Safety First mindset.
- Passion for people and development.
- Demonstrate that you are a real team player.

**What you need to know**
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth. This position is a shift-based role and operates a 4 on 4 off approach including both day and night shift working.

The closing date for this role is **24 February 2025.

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