Team Leader

**About us**

Icon Plastics Ltd is a leading provider of high-quality plastic products, committed to delivering excellence in every aspect of our operations. We pride ourselves on our dedication to maintaining the highest standards of quality across all our products and services.

Our company experiences consistent growth year after year. To ensure this we also make substantial investments in our personnel and technologies to remain at the forefront of industry.

**Additional Benefits**:

- **Electric Charging Stations**: Our facility boasts on-site electric charging stations for vehicles, reflecting our commitment to sustainability and eco-friendly practices.
- **Social Events**: We believe in fostering a vibrant and inclusive workplace culture. Regular social events are provided by the company.
- **Attendance Bonus Scheme**: Recognising and rewarding dedication, we offer an attendance bonus scheme.
- **Christmas Bonus Scheme**: We also offer a varying bonus annually reflecting the efforts put in by our employees throughout the course of the year.
- **Additional Training**: Committed to the professional development of our employees, we provide opportunities for additional training to enhance skills.

At Icon Plastics Ltd, we are not only shaping the future of plastic products but also cultivating a dynamic work environment where innovation thrives, and our people flourish.

**Job Overview**:
The role of a team leader is to be responsible for ensuring the operators are working to the required production standards. As well as being managing quality standards across the shift and ensures that machine is operational and relevant documentation is completed.

The team leader must be able to provide guidance, instruction and direction to employees to help achieve the best output possible from the team. Being able to measure both the quantitative and qualitative achievements of the team and reporting that back to the production supervisor.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ensure relevant SOP / ISOP and information packs are on display during production.
- Inspection and ensuring quality including first offs / last offs.
- Ensure all operators have sufficient labels and packaging.
- Conduct hourly checks during production ensuring quality standards are too high standards.
- Effective communication and encapsulate all production details in (Werma) software to ensure this.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and make sure machines are immaculate.
- Ensure that all machines and processes are operating correctly without issues.
- Inform technicians of any issues with machines and processes. Aid in the training of operators in conjunction with training officer.
- Be able to carry out a safe shutdown at the end of shifts.

**Personal qualities**:

- Being able to use your qualities to be an effective supervisor and inspire respect and trust from your team as well ensure high levels of production._
- Fantastic communication skills.
- Has integrity, honesty and humility.
- Decisive decision maker.
- The ability to delegate tasks.
- Proactive and good problem solver.
- Able to organise and prioritise tasks.
- Lead by example and follow good practices.

**Job specific examples**:

- Manage the operation of shifts and fill out required admin.
- Lead and motivate the team.
- Manage performance of operators.
- Solve and overcome different problems.
- Care for the health, safety and welfare of your people

**Health and safety**:

- Be knowledgeable of health and safety and environmental requirements specific to your department and the factory.
- Ensure all requirements are met and strictly adhered to.
- Ensure that hazardous waste is properly disposed of and that other wastes are properly segregated.
- Never compromise employee’s health or safety under any circumstances.
- Comply with applicable company procedures.
- Adhere to company policies (e.g., no smoking, no food on shop floor, use of mobile phones) and lead by example.

Pay: From £26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person