Leading Hand

**About the role**

We have an exciting opportunity for an additional **Leading Hand **to join our Kerry Team in Cam, near Dursley in Gloucestershire.

It is a full-time, permanent position with 4 days on 4 days off shift pattern. During periods of increased demand, voluntary overtime with increased pay is available.

Kerry Cam site is a well-established, small factory with about 35 employees. It is a regional centre for Gum Acacia production, which is used for global food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The site has onsite parking, and it is located close to Cam& Dursley train station (less than 15 mins walk) and bus stops (2 mins walk).

Previous experience as Production Team Leader, Line Leader and similar is advantageous.

**What’s in it for you?** Competitive rate with great shift allowance, opportunity for career development, matched pension scheme (up to 10%) and access to an employee assistance program and employee benefit platform (discounts on retailers online andin store, travel deals and more).

**Key responsibilities**

Leadership
- Implement and enforce Kerry Manufacturing Standards.
- Ensure that shift personnel conform to the required hygiene and H&S standards.
- Proactively support & participate in safety engagement.
- Follow site Environmental & Energy policies and taking measures to reduce energy usage where possible.
- Provide guidance and direction to shift operatives as required. Lead by example in following & promoting factory procedures and rules.
- Actively promote improvements in areas of processing and manufacturing.
- Attend daily site meetings & provide updates and reports on the manufacturing status of the plant. Act as the main communication channel between site management & shift operatives.
- Use of Intelex systems
- Promote and encourage food safety awareness & a zero tolerance approach to foreign material presence.
- In the case of plant or process non-conformances take all necessary steps (based on applied knowledge & experience) to rectify the situation where possible.
- During internal/external audits or visits provide guidance & support as required.
- Provide support with regards on-the-job training. Actively participate in all aspects of training.

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Operational:

- Deliver shift plans. Oversee shift changeover. Provide agreed cover for operators.
- Manage inbound and outbound deliveries.
- Ensure adherence SAP requirements for raw materials, recipe processing & finished goods.
- Relate production data to KPI targets when possible and investigate reasons if deviating from standard.
- Carry out process on-line testing as required.
- Liaise with the site engineers for the notification, scheduling and completion of all required engineering tasks.
- Follow Return to Work procedures for operators.
- Carry out any additional task that is reasonably requested of them by management.

**Qualifications and skills**

Core Competencies:

- Team player with ability to lead others
- Ability to write, maintain and follow written instructions
- Good communicator both within production teams and cross functional site contacts
- Decision-making capabilities
- Clear understanding and strong demonstration of Health & Safety leadership
- Ability to train and instruct operators
- Numeracy and cost awareness

Qualifications:

- Good PC skills
- An understanding of general manufacturing procedures
- Experience using SAP or similar manufacturing programmes
- Food safety / HACCP basic level 2
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or relative experience in food manufacture

**About Kerry**

A career with Kerry Taste & Nutrition offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a careerwith Kerry is something you can feel good about.

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products th