Senior Assembly Operative

**Job Role**:

- **This is Maternity cover on a fixed term contract lasting up to 12 months.**_
- **This role is ideal for someone who has experience in stepping up into a Leadership role when required (covering Team Leader on holidays, training etc).**_

**Key accountabilities**
- Ensure that outputs / standards are met in line with published PI Sheets
- Ensure product packing standards are met in line with PI Sheets and that all boxes are stamped.
- Ensure quality standards are met at all times
- Ensure all relevant date is captured on appropriate system (e.g. timesheet, scrap sheets, checks sheets)
- Ensure that you are using the correct equipment and you are fully trained.
- Ensure all waste products are separated into the correct bins and the team leader is notified of quantity and defects.
- Wherever possible ensure continuous improvement is undertaken
- Ensure you work and support others in a safe working environment, maintaining the working area clean and tidy at all times.
- Cover for moulding personnel during breaks, trainings and meetings if and when required
- Ensure product is assembled and packed in accordance with PI sheets
- Ensure product assembled and packed conforms to stated quality standards
- Select and print descriptive labels as per BOM to appropriate products / bags / carton,
- Complete quality checks (stress / vacuum test/ water test/ oven test and visual) at the start of a new order or twice a day.
- Transfer of data onto relevant systems IFS, Quality Database, Excel. The data to be recorded is production booking, QC checks, downtime, scrap and quality checks
- Book finished products onto the IFS system where a move ticket is generated, placed onto the palletised product
- Train new colleagues and provide them with instructions to perform their duties efficiently and safely
- In the absence of the Team Leader take responsibility for the team regarding safety, problem solving, task setting, priorities, accountabilities, performance management and communications.
- Organisation of team, equipment, paperwork, stock and general area, to meet customer demands for Assembly, Saws, Bagging machine, Second ops, in Team Leader’s absence.
- In the absence of TL + Manager attend planning meeting, QC meeting or any other meeting that requires Assembly leadership presence.
- Actively participate and lead improvement activities such as Kaizen (continuous improvement) and 6S activities and demonstrate savings.
- Knowledge of H&S and Environmental requirements (SISI, incident reports etc)
- Drive company values and promote an environment of continuous improvement.

**Person Specification**
- Able to assemble various manufactured products within a high demand environment
- High attention to detail
- Meets or exceeds output standards.
- Ability to use Manual Handling Equipment (FLT, Pivot steer, PPT)
- Reliable with good time keeping
- Willingness to train to use any other equipment if required
- Demonstrable experience leading the assembly teams day to day activities and workload
- Leadership knowledge and experience.
- Ability to use IFS or similar MRP systems
- Ability to use Microsoft office tools (excel, word, teams, outlook etc)
- Knowledge of 6S and other C.I. tools and experience running projects using these tools.
- Excellent communication skills.

**Working Hours & Benefits**:

- There are two working options for this role; Monday - Thursday 7:00am until 5:30pm OR Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 4:00pm and Fridays 6:00am - 12:00pm
- 25 days holiday entitlement
- Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme
- Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%
- Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu vouchers
- Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services
- Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
- Free on-site parking

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person