The Role
Chargehands oversee production and ensure factory standards are adhered to.
Key Responsibilities
- Overseeing production and resolving any issues encountered. Informing Production Managers and/or the Factory Manager if any issues cannot be resolved.
- Monitoring product standards and having a sound knowledge of the quality control programmes implemented.
- Liaising and co-operating with the quality assurance department to ensure products are produced to the correct standard and to customer specifications.
- Ensuring Good Manufacturing Practices are adhered to and challenging any individual who is not working to these standards.
- Leading, supervising, and motivating factory operatives. Identifying training needs of factory operatives and supporting the training team by providing staff for training so all these needs can be met.
- Taking a daily register of staff and reporting to the Production Supervisor/Manager and ensuring any staff member who has been absent has completed a ‘Return to Work’ form and has been cleared and authorised to return to the factory floor and food handling.
- Always adhere to company policies including the personal hygiene policy, using correct manual handling techniques, and always wearing the correct PPE.
- Support and actively promote brand integrity and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by ensuring there is engagement and communication between teams, customers and suppliers that continually drives improvement.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Attributes
- Thrive on working in a fast paced, high pressured environment with a passion for delivering results and the drive to exceed expectations.
- Strong planning and organisational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail.
- Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of English (written, verbal and reading).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a professional approach and attitude.
Hours of Work
- Normal working hours are 3pm-12am, Monday – Friday.