Circular Plastics Australia (CPA) part of the PACT Group is creating a truly circular economy by giving billions of used plastic bottles and containers a new life. Our facilities will enable plastic waste to be recycled locally and made into new bottles and packaging, rather than ending up in landfill.
Job Description
About this opportunity
The Shift Leader has day-to-day accountability for supervising the team of Production Operators, safely delivering the shift production targets, supporting maintenance activities, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The Shift Leader has day-to-day accountability for supervising the team of Production Operators, safely delivering the shift production targets, supporting maintenance activities, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
* Day shifts available - 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
Your key responsibilities will be to:
* Work with the Production Manager to deliver on daily and weekly production schedule, achieving optimum production efficiencies and DIFOT.
* Ensure measures are in place for all employees to perform at their best at the start of each shift.
* Ensure that all Operators understand and follow the site SOPs.
* Hold Operators accountable for achieving all quality standards.
* Responsible for maintaining housekeeping standards during their shift.
* Build the capability of the team through monitoring skills, maintaining training schedules and delivering training to the team when needed.
* Actively participate with meaningful feedback at start up and handover time on all production related activity.
* Escalate any issues through the Production Manager to sales and logistics to ensure customer delivery on-time.
* Be an active member of the operations team through open & honest communication.
Your skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you’ll have:
* Ideally have a background in plastics recycling
* Worked in a similar industrial based manufacturing business
* Sound background in managing and leading small teams
* Worked in a 24/5 environment
* Lean manufacturing experience
Qualifications
* Relevant trade background, (e.g. Boilermaker, fitter) is an advantage
* FLT license is an advantage