Night Shift Production Supervisor

**New Team Members: Production Shift Supervisors**

**Frugalpac** was founded in 2016, it’s been years in the making

We are a genuine industry disruptor - We create recycled paper-based products that can be properly recycled again and are not on the road to landfill like the vast majority of other paper-based products

So, what took so long ? Prototyping, testing, more prototyping, more testing, engineering, more engineering, more testing. You get the picture

While we like to occasionally look back at where we came from our focus is fully on the future and building a better, bigger and more successful company together

We are looking for two Production Supervisors to join our team

**Production Shift Supervisor Job Purpose**
- Responsible for supervising production shifts in a dedicated facility specialising in manufacture of the Frugal bottle
- The role of the Production Supervisor is to lead the operator team, which includes personnel management and motivation as well as liaison with other business departments
- Any other duties that are deemed appropriate from time to time as directed by your line manager
- Support other areas of the business as and when it is required to do so
- Work to personal and company targets agreed by your manager

**Production Shift Supervisor Job Duties**
- Oversee all aspects of the Production area
- Supervise/manage and motivate the Production staff
- Spend a significant amount of time operating the machine to support the output targets
- Ensure the working area and practices adhere to environment, health, and safety requirements
- Responsible for the performance of the Production area against targets
- Interact with Engineering to ensure rapid resolution of equipment issues
- Liaise with Supply Chain for Inventory issues and shipments
- Coordination of workload/Capacity vs. Demand
- Ensure KPI dashboards are populated and used to drive performance
- Ensures work environment is compliant with all applicable laws and regulations
- Ensure Production Paperwork is correctly handled
- Follow Quality control procedures and highlight any issues
- Support quality improvement initiatives
- Accurately record and update the ERP system
- Ensure correct maintenance procedures are followed
- Deliver work and services that are of the highest possible standard

**Skills & Competencies**
- Strong communication skills
- Problem solver
- Analytical
- Disciplined
- Accurate record keeping
- Passionate about Workplace Health & Safety
- Good interpersonal skills, strong on operator leadership, management and motivation
- Good communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues in person, by phone and in written communication
- Planning, organisational and time management skills
- Computer literate with an understanding of production planning tools - We use SAP ERP
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to populate and use KPI dashboards to drive performance
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience in operating automated machinery
- Knowledge of inventory management and control
- A CI (Continuous Improvement) mindset

**Personality**
- Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook and a clear focus on high quality

Production
- A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance
- Reliable, organised and determined
- Well-presented and business like
- Natural leader with the ability to get on with others and be a team-player when needed

**Organisational Behaviours**
- Able to demonstrate commitment to the organisation, team and role
- Always maintain a high standard of professionalism
- Build and maintain relationships with colleagues
- Focus on personal development and maintaining levels of knowledge and expertise
- Be an efficient and effective team member and participate fully to achieve team goals
- Be able to network internally and externally to acquire and implement knowledge
- Continuously seek improvement to achieve higher levels of efficiency and output
- Whilst carrying out duties be able to enjoy and inject some fun into the work environment

**Role specific Behaviours**
- Demonstrate a professional and enquiring approach to work
- Seek ways to carry out work in a better and more efficient manner
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact well within the team along with internal and external contacts
- Take responsibility and accountability for production
- Be able to prioritise work, have good time management skills, be able to work to deadlines and to flag in advance if deadlines are unachievable
- Be flexible in terms of undertaking a variety of tasks and be able to adapt to the changing demands of the role
- Be open to new ideas and willing to learn in a fast-paced environment

**Location**
- The role will be based predominantly at our HQ and Manufacturing facility in Ipswich

**Hours**
- This is a night shift vacancy (22:00 - 06:00) this shift qualifies for a shift premium of 25% in addition to the ho