Production Supervisor

Richardson International; Alloa; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in agriculture and food processing is seeking a Production Supervisor in Alloa. This role involves leading production operatives, ensuring safety standards, and maintaining quality. Candidates should have experience in food manufacturing and strong leadership skills. A Forklift Truck licence and IOSH Managing Safely certification are preferred. Join a company committed to investing in its people and communities based in a vibrant location.

Qualifications

• Experience in Food Manufacturing.
• Strong communication skills to develop working relationships.
• A flexible approach to working hours is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the production operatives.
• Organise task deployment of production and relevant site activities.
• Ensure staff adherence to Health and Safety systems and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Strong communication

Food manufacturing experience

Education

Leadership or Management qualification

Tools

Forklift Truck licence

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

At Richardson International, being truly invested is at the heart of everything we do. For over 165 years, Richardson has been dedicated to agriculture. Recognized as a global leader in agriculture and food processing, Richardson has over 3500 employees across the UK, Europe, the US and Canada. At Richardson, we are committed to enhancing our facilities and services, and investing in our people and our communities.

Richardson’s UK operations encompass oat milling, malting, animal feed and ingredient processing. Operating under Richardson Oat Milling, Crisp Malt, EDME, and Micronized Food Products (MFP), Richardson supplies the domestic and international food, brewing, and distilling industries.

We currently have an opportunity for a Production Supervisor at our Crisp Malt, Alloa location.

Responsible for

• Production Operatives.

Key Duties and responsibilities

• Lead and develop the production operatives.
• Organise task deployment of production and relevant site activities, including monitoring, supporting and checking of completeness to the standards required.
• Ensure completion and maintenance of company documents, including, but not limited to, cleaning schedules, training records and production record sheets.
• Maximise production throughput according to the requirements and capabilities of the plant.
• Inspection of production areas and reporting of any non-conformities.
• Review, update and train out Safe Systems of Work and Toolbox Talks
• Daily inspection of production samples and appropriate adjustments made as a result.
• Report to the Production Manager of any issues identified and any changes required.
• Deputise for the Production Manager in their absence
• Ensure that the Material Flow system is up to date and information is entered correctly.
• Organise and monitoring of filling out loading bins.
• Always Ensure staff adherence of Health and Safety systems and procedures.
• Timely reporting of any hazards or accidents. Ensure operators are reporting hazards.
• Weekend and weekly on call coverage.
• Supervision support of site activities.
• Ensure that Health and Safety procedures are being followed and that incidents, near misses are investigated, reported and recorded on safety portal.
• Ensure any potential quality impacts are reported, as well as opportunities for improvement.

General Responsibilities

• To demonstrate and support a commitment to Equal Opportunities, diversity and customer care in accordance with established good practice and guidelines.
• To ensure that own personal performance and knowledge are continuously assessed for improvement.
• To have up to date knowledge of H&S working directives and good practice. Awareness of own health and safety and how it may affect others in the workplace. Report any health and safety concerns to your line manager or Group Health and Safety Manager.
• Take responsibility for ensuring you are fully trained and aware of all company policies and procedures
• To promote the company, its values and the work of the team in a positive manner at all times.

Financial Accountability (budgets, sign off responsibility etc)

• Supervisory sign off level

Person Specification

Essential qualities and behaviours we’re looking for

• Commitment to help shape our company
• Passionate about our brand, purpose and values and have a keen interest in Maltings
• Lots of enthusiasm, curiosity to ask questions and learn
• Be resilient, adaptable to change and could recover from setbacks
• Demonstrate our values and model them in your actions and behaviours

Values

Ability to demonstrate, understanding and apply our workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and that applicants must evidence their values as part of the application process and during their employment journey with the company.

• Take Pride
• Be Supportive
• Be Curious
• Trust and Be Trusted
• Pass it on Better

Qualifications, skills and experience

Essential / Desirable

• Experience in Food Manufacturing
• Malting experience
• Strong communication skills to develop working relationships
• Leadership or Management qualification
• Able to work within a fast-paced environment to ensure process timings and quality requirements consistently met
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Have a flexible approach to working hours
• Forklift Truck licence

Interested candidates should click the Apply icon to apply online.