VACANCY – SHIFT SUPERVISOR
Leprino is seeking to appoint a Shift Supervisor/Team Leader at our Magheralin site reporting to the Production Manager.
Salary range - £45’000 - £48’000
Continental shifts – Days 7am-7pm, Nights 7pm-7am
- Week 1 – Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday
- Week 2 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
You'll be at the core of our fast-paced and exciting operations, leading your team to achieve shift, daily and weekly production goals. With strong leadership, determination to succeed and an ability for quick problem solving, you will ensure smooth coordination and delegation of tasks, driving our success forward.
Why Leprino?
Leprino is the world’s largest Mozzarella producer, and you will have the chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Our success is built on the dedication of our incredible employees, and we believe in sharing that success with you. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal! Your impact will be noticed and appreciated, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive Salaries & Bonuses: Your hard work deserves to be rewarded
- Enhanced holidays & family friendly policies
- Life Assurance & access to health cash plan schemes: We care about your well-being
- Employee Assistance Programs & Wellness Incentives: Supporting you in every step of your journey
- Employee Engagement and Experience: including staff activities, fundraising events, employee discounts and much more
What your role will involve:
- Be the first point of contact for their team members, providing clarity and guidance with regular and timely communication with the team. You should be confident in handling issues head-on, dealing with them as a team and where appropriate escalating to the relevant Manager.
- Provide a first point of contact for other functions across our Magheralin site outside of normal office hours and having the confidence to escalate when issues arise.
- Communicate regularly with the departmental manager on all current and potential future issues.
- By coaching and motivating, the Team Leader will enable his/her team to achieve agreed performance standards in safety, quality, cost, delivery and environmental.
- Work closely with his/her peer group to deliver the overall aims and objectives of the business.
- Allocate work, manage staffing levels and ensure attendance, grievance and disciplinary matters are dealt with in accordance with company’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure that all team training needs are identified, monitored and reviewed and development plans are put in place.
- Ensure timely and accurate records are maintained of all production adjustments, and that all operational checks are carried out and documented
- Monitor all process controls on a continuous basis and ensure your team members carry out the necessary adjustments to maintain production within specification and minimise waste.
- Ensure Health & Safety policies and procedures are adhered to at all times
The successful candidate will have:
- 1 - 3 years recent and relevant experience within a Production or Manufacturing in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
- Evidence of having monitored KPIs and introduced initiatives to ensure consistent achievement of production targets.
- GCSE pass level in Maths & English.
- Competency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience in using standardised work instructions
- Knowledge of how safe working practices are applied and how a safe place of work (SPOW) can be enhanced through operator inclusivity.
- Carry out Risk Assessments and hazard elimination
- Experience of working within a manufacturing environment where multiple workstations interact together to deliver an efficiently manufactured product
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Create and contribute to a high performance culture within the team and strive for excellence
- Champion continuous improvement
- Ability to utilise resources effectively
- Strong organisation and planning skills with ability to prioritise effectively
- Self-motivated
- Evidence of a “Go and See” approach to managing the team/process.
- Experience of embracing positive change
If you wish to apply for this role, please send CVs to magheralinhr@leprinofoods.co.uk
Closing date – Friday 28th March 2025
“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer”