Lead Operator

Imperial Recruitment Group; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

Shift allowance

Job summary

Imperial Recruitment Group is seeking a Lead Operator in Sunderland for a permanent role. The position offers a salary of £29,000 per annum plus shift allowance and requires day and night shifts with overtime opportunities.

You will oversee a team, ensure health, safety and food safety compliance, and drive performance to meet factory targets while maintaining housekeeping standards and good leadership in a fast-moving production environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Operations production environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and compliance with policies and regulations.
• Manage day-to-day operations and drive targets (schedule, quality, wastage).
• Maintain housekeeping and hygiene standards across the site.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety awareness

Manual/Practical work

Downtime reporting

Basic numeracy/literacy

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2 BIT

Job description

Lead Operator

• Location: Sunderland
• Salary: £29,000 per annum plus shift allowance
• Hours: Day and night shifts
• Benefits: Overtime is available, 1.5x outside of normal hours, 2x on Sundays and bank holidays
• Type: Permanent

Duties

• Comply with and ensure team compliance with company policies and statutory regulations for health and safety, food safety and CMS.
• Accountability for the day-to-day performance of their own area of operation and influence.
• To ensure team and individual contribution to ensuring that factory targets are met with regard to schedule adherence, SKU adherence, Wastage minimisation, Quality, Health and Safety.
• Ensure Housekeeping and Hygiene standards are met and constantly maintained across the site by everyone.
• Provide a role model example within the team for attitude, contribution and team working.
• Ensure operation of equipment in accordance with best practice complying with Health and Safety rules and regulations and Policies and Procedures.
• Lead CWS activities and take responsibility for team performance and involvement.
• Undertake rudimentary maintenance tasks, to drive efficiency of product and size changeovers of equipment within designated team.
• Within the remit of the Non Core Role, to represent team requirements with the sponsoring function, organise team activities to support the achievement of functional targets and provide feedback through individual and team briefings on objectives and progress.
• Within the remit of the Non Core Role, to provide the primary liaison between the operations team and the sponsoring function through the appropriate coordinator.
• To be the primary liaison with the leadership team regarding team performance and KPI target progression.
• To provide specific support and guidance when required for the development of others on equipment and CWS activities within designated team.

Requirements

• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes
• History of manual and practical work
• Experience of working part of/leading a team activity
• Basic understanding of identifying and challenging unsafe actions
• Track record showcasing commitment flexibility
• Sound knowledge of site HSE processes and application.
• Understanding of CWS and continuous improvement activities.
• Accurate reporting of downtime information
• Basic numeric and literacy skills.
• Computer Literate
• NVQ level 2 BIT
• Experience in an Operations production environment, ideally FMCG

For more information, please contact Imperial Recruitment Group ASAP