Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

* Competitive salary

* Career progression opportunities.

* Stable growing organisation.

* Permanent employment.

* Immediate start.

* Overtime opportunities, paid at 1.25x

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based near Newcastle, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Production Team Leader. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of high value orders for many years into the future. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, and great team culture.

If you have a background in Production Supervising or Team Leading, ideally within an FMCG/high-volume environment, please apply now for an immediate response.

The Job You’ll Do;

* Fully competent in set up, adjustment and running of the production lines and processing equipment to ensure the product meets all specifications.

* Fully competent to stand in for a Pack Team Lead/Shift Manager.

* Effectively liaise with the Pack Team Lead to ensure product quality and schedule are strictly adhered to.

* Fully competent to train and verify competency on all processing equipment systems.

* Fully competent in planning and delivering training with support from Training Manager.

* Trained and competent in performing audits in any area and completed on schedule.

* Trained and competent in performing risk assessments in own area and completed on schedule.

* Ability to train others to support the prebatch area and support the transfer of skills to new and existing employees.

* Ensure stock rotations are always adhered to.

* Trained and competent in building, setting up, and operating both wires cut machines and rotary moulders.

* Delivers full compliance and consistency against set KPIs.

* Ensure all process control documentation is completed in time and in full, consistently delivering 100% of effective document control.

* Ensure all health and safety requirements for the line and the team are fully adhered to.

* Ensure the smooth running of all process from warehouse, pre-batch mixing etc.

* Carry out other duties as and when business requirements dictate as may be reasonably expected by line manager.

About You;

* Able to understand, evaluate and apply technical information.

* Able to adeptly learn the context of a challenge and quickly integrate new skills.

* Anticipate the impact of change and rises to the challenge, with the ability and confidence to report any risks immediately to Manager.

* Good verbal and written English communication.

* Excellent numeracy skills

* Level 2 Food Safety (can be provided)

* Level 2 Health and Safety (desirable)

* Manual Handling (desirable)

* Leadership and/or team building qualification (desirable)