Are you looking for a new and exciting career opportunity as a Shift Leader?
Baltic Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Shift Leader, for a client located in West Auckland. This is a hands-on role in a physically demanding environment. Candidates must be a physically fit and open-minded individual who has excellent problem-solving skills. Batch processing environment experience will be beneficial, and minor leadership experience would be advantageous.
Shift Leader Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Report to Plant Supervisor.
- Responsible for operating the glass grinding and furnace plant.
- Responsible for grains and furnace quality.
- Carrying out pre-use checks on equipment and machinery.
- Maintaining good housekeeping on site.
- Problem solving and dealing with issues on day-to-day basis.
- Will have full control of the site during out of office hours.
- Ensuring the plant is operated in line with safety, environmental and quality organisational and site-specific rules and procedures.
- Hands on running of our furnace plant, ensuring all Quality and Safety procedures are adhered to.
- Organising team members as per the needs of the plant.
- Completing Furnace reports on a daily basis.
- Correcting material recipes during out of hours.
- Continuous focus on furnace efficiency and quality.
- Completing Glass gradation checks and interpreting information.
- Carrying out rotex maintenance.
- Prepare and complete regular handovers with other Shift Leaders.
- Scheduling and assist in routine downtime tasks.
- Providing practical training to your team.
- Involvement with interview and candidate selection.
- Responsible for safe opening and closing of site for weekend and shutdowns.
- To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested.
Shift Leader Applicants:
- NVQ level 3 shift leader / team leader qualification or equivalent, preferred but not essential.
- Counterbalance forklift licence.
- Experience of operating a front-loading shovel preferred but not essential.
- Basic Health & Safety qualification/training preferred but not essential.
- 3 years' experience leadership role within similar environment preferred but not essential.
- Good organisation skills and attention to detail.
- Basic computing skills including proficient in Microsoft Office e.g. Outlook, Excel etc.
- Hold a clean, valid driving licence (Car).
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Strong leader.
- Proactive and ability to work on their own.
- Good communication skills.
- Hardworking and driven with focus on continual improvement.
- Ability to cope effectively under pressure.
- Good sickness, timekeeping and disciplinary record.
- Healthy and physically fit.
- Must be able to deal with pressure and demands of the role.
Salary is 34,444 ( 16.55 P/H). Recruitment will follow the path of: 16 weeks via agency, then a 9-month fixed term contract directly with the employer, and finally offered a full-time contract.
Working a 40-hour week on a 3-shift pattern: 7am-3pm Days, 3pm-11pm Afternoons, 11pm-7am Nights. Monday to Friday however this may vary.
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