Finishing Team Leader

Kalsec Inc.; Mildenhall; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalsec Inc. is seeking a production supervisor to blend and pack products per recipes, accurately logging ingredients and ensuring GMP and food safety standards.

This role involves overseeing line start-ups, cleaning cycles and related paperwork, with a strong emphasis on maintaining quality and safety records. The position also requires logging maintenance and non-conformances, supporting daily production huddles, and supervising Finishing and Material Handling staff.

Qualifications

• Experience with GMP, food safety, and food quality standards preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a production team and supervise others.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to head office in the US.

Responsibilities

• Blend and pack Kalsec products following recipes, log ingredient usage.
• Ensure line start-ups, cleaning schedules and paperwork are completed on time.
• Maintain and log maintenance, breakdowns and non-conformances with supervision.
• Support daily huddles and communicate priorities and production plan.

Job description

Description

• Blending and packing of Kalsec products using a recipe, picking ingredients and accurately logging their usage.
• Ensure all line start-ups, cleaning schedules and all other necessary paperwork for each area are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure that established standards of GMP, food safety and food quality are met.
• Ensure maintenance, equipment breakdowns and non-conformances are logged and reported to Production Manager, Facilities Coordinator or QA Manager.
• Ensure adherence of the Kalsec Europe’s Health & Safety procedures and policies.
• Support with daily huddles with the production team to communicate priorities, changes, and the production plan.
• Lead by example the adherence to established standards and procedures. Ensure Finishing and Material Handling staff adhere to the expected standards and procedures.
• Assist Production Manager to ensure manufacturing team are kept up to date on all areas of training and appropriate records maintained.
• Lead collaboration with the Finishing and Material Handling team and the Production Manager to Identify any opportunities for key areas to improve and implement any agreed system changes.
• Assist with on-boarding new operatives within the team.
• Act as deputy to the Production Manager during their absence.
• Support with any investigations related to non-conformances, incidents or health and safety issues.
• Administration support to the Production Manager, including daily schedules, supervisor approvals and making sure relevant paperwork is available to the team.
• Support with BRCGS activities, such as new equipment approvals, training records.
• This role is a 50/50 split between hands on activities and supervising/administrative tasks.

OTHER DUTIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO

• Fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position in a fashion that is consistent with KALSEC VALUES.
• Be aware of the company's Q.A. policy and objectives. To observe these policy provisions and fulfill in all respects the requirements of his/her job. Q.A. procedures as defined shall be strictly observed.
• Kalsec, Inc. is committed to providing safe products to its customers. This position requires completing annual training for Good Manufacturing Practices, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, Food Defense and Food Safety.
• Additional initial training and annual refresher training will be assigned based on job classification. Training is conducted through Kalsec, Inc.’s internal training or using external consultants and on-the-job training in each department.
• This position is also required to ensure all people that report up to this position complete initial and annual training related to food safety.
• Assist with implementation of Lean Manufacturing.
• Identify key areas for continuous improvement within the manufacturing process.
• Primarily facility-based
• Occasional travel to external courses and possible visits to head office in the US.
• Contacts with all internal departments, Head Quarters, planning, warehouse, sales team, customers.