Assistant Leading Hand

About this opportunity

The Assistant Leading Hand is responsible for assisting their shift Leading Hand to oversee all activities and persons within the production hall. Directly reporting to their shift Leading Hand, working closely with and accountable to the site Quality Officer.

Hours of work: 15:00 to 23:00 Mon-Fri

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

An employee in this position is responsible for:

• Assigning and coordinating the tasks for their shift production team.
• Machine operation; ensure machines operate efficiently and produce conforming product.
• Conducting product testing and making the necessary process adjustments of the machine when testing indicates that it is required.
• Conduct all operations in such a manner as to comply with WHS requirements.
• Conduct all operations which comply with Food Safety requirements.
• Conduct all operations in such a manner as to comply with Quality Standards.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

1. Ensure the production staff conduct their duties in a safe and correct manner.

2.Ensure all production equipment is operating correctly and equipment guarding is in place.

3.Ensure machines are operating at the correct cycle times.

4.Responsible for machine start up’s, stoppages and process adjustments.

5.Accountable for product quality, ensuring product meets company specifications.

6.Action the rectification of reported non conformances within their skill-set.

7.Report non conformances outside their skill-set to their shift Leading Hand.

8.Accountable for the isolation and the reporting of non-conforming product when identified.

9.Ensure relevant team members inspect all stock for conformance prior to going into the warehouse.

10.Recording of equipment events into the site operations feedback systems; E.g. downtime, the adjustments made, actions taken etc.

11.Report equipment issues to the maintenance team and enter action requests into the site CMMS.12.Arrange after-hours electrical, mechanical and technical support in the event of a breakdown.

13.Monitor and record waste and scrap during the shift period and report false positive findings to the maintenance team if unable to rectify.

14.Complete daily shift changeovers referencing the information of the operations feedback system.15.Maintain daily roster and arrange overtime shift coverage as and when required.

16.Print, distribute and maintain production records (paper-based).

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

As an experienced Machine Operator, you will be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and pay excellent attention to detail.

To succeed, you will also possess the following:

• Previous machine operation experience (Blow moulding experience preferred though not essential)
• Mechanical aptitude
• Capable of troubleshooting and resolving problems at the root cause and the ability to make minor machine adjustments to address efficiency and product non-conformances with the use of small hand tools
• Strong focus on safety and able to apply methodologies to improve processes
• A commitment to quality
• Results driven
• Good written & verbal communication skills
• Solid understanding of HACCP & GMP
• Reliable, punctual, and available to work weekends
• Hold a current NSW forklift license or be willing to obtain one