Shift Supervisor Leading Hand 24/7

Tarmac Trading Ltd; Stanford-le-Hope; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials company is seeking an experienced Shift Supervisor to manage operations at their plant in Stanford-le-Hope. The role involves ensuring safety standards, supervising staff, and optimizing production processes. Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing and plant operations, along with proficiency in MS Office. This position offers competitive benefits including bonuses, enhanced holiday, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing processes is required.
• Ability to work with heavy plant and equipment is necessary.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure safety standards.
• Manage team labor and training.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing process experience

Heavy plant and equipment experience

Good oral and written English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Are you an experienced and dynamic Shift Supervisor - Leading Hand looking for your next permanent role? Then please read on as we may just have the role for you!

We are currently recruiting for a Shift Supervisor to join our friendly team at our Linford Block Plant, which is located close to Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. The site is easily accessible from Tilbury, Gravesend, Rochester, Gillingham, Dartford, Purfleet on Thames, Grays, Wickford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Brentwood, Billericay and the surrounding areas.

Our Linford Plant manufactures sustainable, tough and energy efficient aerated blocks that we see all around us, whether this be in our homes or our work environments, you are never too far away from one of our products. This is a 40 hours per week 24/7 shift role.

Working as part of the site production team focusing on delivering and leading exceptional, SHE standards and meeting financial and operational targets, the Shift Supervisor - Leading Hand is responsible for the safe operation of the plant ensuring daily tasks are completed including general site housekeeping and basic maintenance and the safe and efficient operation of mobile and fixed plant. The Shift Supervisor acts as a leader within the shift, coordinating required labour, training and development of the shift team. You will need to show a high degree of flexibility within your work as well as building good working relationships with your team.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Main Responsibilities

• Labour utilisation within budgeted controls
• Training and development of team
• Supervise team and manage contractors and haulier engagement
• Ensure safe load optimisation
• Prioritising planned works
• Ensuring that Health & Safety rules are adhered to and deliver safety/operational performance targets supporting a culture of health and safety best practice by setting a personal example
• Comply with all Tarmac/CRH Policies & Procedures
• Supporting continuous improvement of Health, Safety and Environmental performance standards
• Supporting continuous improvement of process, plant and production
• Effective completion of operator preventative maintenance tasks
• Balancing the time covering operation and house keeping
• Ensuring mobile plant cleanliness standards
• Ensuring daily compliance checks and standards
• Building working relationships with other production and maintenance personnel
• Good time keeping and flexibility
• Ensure products of high quality are efficiently produced
• Ensure that Site Inspections are completed and recorded
• Ensure you read, understand and sign method statements and risk assessments for all activities.
• Attend and actively participate in Daily Briefings and Weekly Safety Briefings
• Actively look to identify SHE improvement opportunities
• Comply with planning and other operating restrictions i.e. site boundaries, noise, dust, hours etc
• Ensure Daily KPIs are recorded accurately and work with the team to meet agreed KPI's
• Identify and communicate opportunities for continuous improvement In addition to reviewing implementing any appropriate best practice
• Effectively control daily operations of the plant in line with the operating SOP's
• Work closely with maintenance team/contractors to co-ordinate maintenance activities during a normal day and during shutdowns

The Ideal Candidate

• Manufacturing process experience
• Heavy plant and equipment experience
• PC literate including Microsoft excel, word and power point
• Familiar with ISO 9001, 14001, 18001, 50001 standards
• Good oral and written English

In addition to this role we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities