Production Team Leader

Marlin Industries is an equal opportunities employer and has an exciting opportunity for a Team leader to join the team at our Hawick site working in our production area. Joining us on a full time, permanent basis, Working the following shift patterns as follows

Day shift and back shifts

Week 1 - Monday - Thursday - 6am - 3pM/Friday - 6am - 2pm

Week 2 - Monday - Thursday - 3pm - 12aM/Friday - 2pm - 10pm

We are also looking at introducing the following shift soon, Which this role can be moved onto this shift pattern if the person wants to.

We also have a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, as follows:
Week 1 - 6am - 6pm 4 days on then 4 days off

Week 2 - 6pm - 6am 4 days on then 4 days off

For the correct person we are also willing to consider putting people through all the qualifications to do the job that have the experience supervising a team but have not got the qualifications for it.

**JOB DESCRIPTION / PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Role: Production Team Leader**

**Business function: Operations**

**Reports to: Area Controller**

**Marlin site: Hawick**

**Purpose of the role - how it adds value to the organisation**

The Production Team Leader/ Trainer has an important part to play, not only in the smooth running of the section, but the site as a whole. The Production Team Leader forms part of a close knit team of people in the supervisory structure. A key requirement is for personnel to work closely to achieve earnings, health & safety, quality & environmental company goals. This must happen within a shift and across shifts. The supervisory structure must ensure a tight control is retained over the site. Failure to do so will lead to the organisation’s objectives being compromised and personnel working without clear direction. The production team leader will be responsible for all operators within the production area, ensuring all company processes and policy are being followed and targets are being met. The production team leader has a very important part in developing operators to ensure the company have people that are able to progress within the company when opportunity arise. The production team leader will work closely with the production area controller.

**Key responsibilities / accountabilities**

Assisting in the production planning in all production sections
- Available personnel
- Stock checking materials
- Ensuring customer deadlines are met

Implementation of production plan & recording of output
- Conduct start up meeting to allocate personnel to the different aspects of the production process. Ensuring machines are being operated by operators start time.
- Ensuring sufficient materials are available at the point of processing
- Ensuring quality of product meets customer requirements
- Use of the SAP business system to receipt shift production quantities
- Daily analysing of operatives production totals and highlighting any issues to individuals when required
- Generate and complete shift production reports & shift handover
- Ensure the team satisfy identified/planned production requirements
- Address and compliment the resolution of issues preventing or inhibiting shift production requirements

Providing assessment of training needs & delivery to personnel in the area
- Ensuring personnel are trained in accordance with the written training plan
- Ensuring training is delivered, recorded & monitored
- To conduct regular PDP of team members against job description, goals and objectives that are set.
- Conduct daily quality checks of work completed

Receive holiday requests and sanction leave, based on minimum numbers of personnel required to operate the shift in a safe & efficient manner

**5. To ensure a safe working environment is maintained**
- Reporting of mechanical/electrical faults
- Enforcing the use of PPE as required by the production process
- Regular tidying of the storage areas
- Materials stored in correct location
- Control of the shift tool locker to ensure personnel have the correct tools to perform what is required of them in a safe manner. This will include daily checks of the shift tool boxes / shadow boards before shift ends.
- To promote a “continuous improvement” culture by demonstrating leadership in compliance & motivating individuals to be innovative, achieve high standards and follow procedures.
- Conduct monthly departmental audits through safety nest and ensuring any actions raised are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensuring all daily checklists are completed by the appropriate personnel
- Ensuring any accident, near miss & dangerous occurrences are reported and logged onto safety nest.
- Ensuring all risk assessments are up to date and will create new risk assessments when required

**Other Duties**
- Key holder for the building for opening and closing up
- Daily completion of the shift labour log
- Utilise SAP, employee portal, WorkNest & SafetyNest efficiently
- Conduct team members disciplinary’s for any verbal & written warning that need to be issued