Production Line Leader

ADEY, the market leader in the provision of residential water treatment products for closed loop heating and cooling systems in the UK, is looking for a Production Line Lead to join the team.

Now part of the Genuit Groups Climate Management Solutions (CMS) business unit, ADEY has ambitious growth plans.

Working Hours:

AM Shift: 5:30 - 13:45 Monday to Thursday
5:30 - 12:30 Friday

PM Shift: 14:00 - 23:00 Monday to Thursday

13:00 - 17:00 Friday

The Role

As Line Leader, you are responsible for both material resources and employees.

At the core of the role, Line Leaders plan, coordinate and control the production process on a daily/hourly basis so that products are provided safely, while meeting or exceeding the hourly production target, to the required quality standard.

Works in close partnership with Shift Supervisors and Line Pickers to ensure timely production of products.

A large part of the role is dealing with people and materials, as well as the production (control and supervision) stage.

Responsibilities:

Manage the Production Line to priority on Production plan with the primary aim of preventing line stoppages or minimising downtime.

Ensure Pickers are directed to deliver materials to the line on time to maximise productivity

Communicate with colleagues on all workstations to avoid downtime

Understand how all equipment and systems work; promptly report defective equipment and systems to avoid downtime.

Manage break times, shift starts, and shift end.

Immediately address behavioural issues of colleagues within your team where necessary

Partner with Shift Supervisors where necessary to address behavioural issues with employees in a appropriate manner and location.

Record production numbers on an hourly basis for upward reporting

Supervise and motivate team members through regular, in-the-moment feedback; recognition and reward; consistent adherence to objectives and policy

Collate and analyse data, putting together production reports for both Production Manager and regular feedback to team members.

At the end of an order Line Leader with collection of defective product and ensure it is presented to QA, in order that inventory and quality records are maintained accurately

Ensure Production Line is cleaned down thoroughly at the end of the shift and at the end of each order if moving to another Line

Other responsibilities within people management, quality and health & safety.

The Person

Experience in a Production Supervisory role managing hourly employees

Proficient knowledge of production procedures and policy

Planning and organization skills to be able to run and monitor the production line

ERP system experience

The ability to act decisively and solve employee or equipment-related problems

Attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality

The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and stakeholders

The ability to work under pressure and multitask

Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines

The ability to work in a logical, systematic manner

Comfortable delivering frequent direct written and regular, in-the-moment oral feedback

IT skills, particularly when it comes to database management and Excel spreadsheets

The Benefits

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown

Pension contribution matched up to 8%

Life Assurance 3x base salary

Private health scheme

Genuit sharesave scheme

Experience in a Production Supervisory role managing hourly employees

Proficient knowledge of production procedures and policy

Planning and organization skills to be able to run and monitor the production line

ERP system experience

The ability to act decisively and solve employee or equipment-related problems

Attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality

The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and stakeholders

The ability to work under pressure and multitask

Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines

The ability to work in a logical, systematic manner

Comfortable delivering frequent direct written and regular, in-the-moment oral feedback

IT skills, particularly when it comes to database management and Excel spreadsheets

ADEY, the market leader in the provision of residential water treatment products for closed loop heating and cooling systems in the UK, is looking for a Production Line Lead to join the team.

Now part of the Genuit Groups Climate Management Solutions (CMS) business unit, ADEY has ambitious growth plans.