Night Shift Plant Supervisor

Frontier Agriculture; Sandy; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company is looking for a Night Shift Plant Supervisor in Sandy. You will manage night operations in seed production, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. The role demands strong leadership during peak periods while adapting to day shifts in off-peak seasons.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus options to purchase more

Dedicated Learning & Development support

Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing

Life Assurance scheme and pension plan

Volunteer leave benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee retail discount

Free eye test vouchers

Qualifications

• Ability to work unsupervised ensuring health and safety and quality control.
• Adaptable to changing business needs while providing responsive service.
• Able to meet deadlines while maintaining company values.

Responsibilities

• Oversee night shift operations ensuring grain cleaning runs smoothly.
• Prepare for day shift ensuring adequate product is ready.
• Communicate issues to the day shift Operations Manager.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer focused service

Ability to work under pressure

Health and safety awareness

Job description

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We are looking for a Night Shift Plant Supervisor to join the Frontier team, based at Sandy on a permanent full-time basis.

You will be responsible for running seed cleaning night operations within our peak seed production periods; to ensure Health, Safety, Environment and Quality standards are met in line with legal requirements. Accountable for ensuring the seed cleaning plant runs smoothly during the quiet hours whilst supervising temporary employees.

The primary aspect of this role is to oversee night operations at our seed production plant in Sandy. Working through the night to make sure cleaning operations continue and ensure that the day shift have the necessary product to treat and process. When the seed plant is out of season the working pattern with change to day shifts to work alongside our Operations Manager.

The Benefits

• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase up to 5 more days (subject to meeting eligibility requirements)
  
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
  
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
  
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
  
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
  
• Up to two days paid volunteer leave per year (only applicable to permanent employees)
  
• The opportunity to join our employee network groups including LGBTQ+, Menopause wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Women’s network groups.
  
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Able to work unsupervised making sure health and safety and quality control are at the forefront of everything you do
• Ability to adapt quickly to accommodate changing business and customer needs, while providing a responsive customer focussed service
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines whilst maintaining Frontier’s ICE values and creating a Great Place to Work
• Attention to detail providing high levels of accuracy

Your Role

As a Plant supervisor, your role will involve:

• Working through the night shift making sure grain cleaning operations run smoothly and safely
  
• Being responsible for other staff working alongside you during the night shift
  
• Preparing for the day shift ensuring there is sufficient product ready to process
  
• Consolidating bagged product within the warehouse, ensuring there is available space for the day shift to use
  
• Communicating any issues to the day shift Operations Manager
  
• Following procedure if any breakdowns or maintenance is required
  
• Supporting the Operations Manager with other site tasks
  
• Maintaining a high level of housekeeping standards across the site

We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date as applications will be reviewed and interviews may be booked in before that date.

We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion. With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values Integrity, Customer First and Expertise or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.