£40000 - £50000 per annum + Company Shares, 33 Holidays, Private Hcare Wirral, Merseyside

Production Manager

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

CHEMICALS INDUSTRY

WIRRAL AREA

MON-FRI DAYS

£40,000-£50,000+ excellent benefits listed below

Company shares and options
33 Days Holiday
Electrical vehicle scheme
Private healthcare
Income protection scheme

Due to an increase in demand of this fast-growing chemicals business, they are now recruiting for a Production Supervisor to join their team in the Wirral Area on a days-based position.

This role offers the opportunity to work for a rapidly growing company, aiming to become a market leader within the chemicals industry over the coming year. With a very large scope in progression of this position, and shares available in the company, a growth-mindset individual would be the perfect fit, to provide them with a technical challenge and vast opportunities to develop.

Role Description

Ensuring that production processes are in line with company and regulatory requirements.
Supervising routine production activities, troubleshooting, and solving issues that arise on the production floor.
Daily assigning of tasks to individuals and/or groups to ensure production schedule is met.
Providing accurate and timely feedback to Production Manager regarding plant status and problems.

Actively participating in and leading safety culture where all are involved and HSE is a true priority.

Working with the Production & Safety Manager to maintain and schedule the training program for the operations team appropriate to the requirements of the safety, environmental, quality and product safety standards.
Review and maintain process paperwork to ensure information is correct. Examples: Fermenter & Downstream BPR’s
Completing stock checks
Writing and updating procedures, risk assessments and other documents key to the running of the facility.
Making recommendations for continuous improvement and asset utilisation.
Work closely with maintenance and organise the plant to meet the needs of the maintenance weekly plan. Leading operations with the Maintenance Manager on Planned Maintenance days.
Writing permits to work, plant draining/purging, planning and implementing process isolations as per SIOPE system.
Along with the Production Manager, be the principle liaison between Project Team and Operations for plant commissioning, plant changes and new product introductions.

Skills and Qualifications

Multiple years process plant experience, including operations, equipment, and plant commissioning.
3+ years’ experience leading and supervising operational teams.
Experience with fermentation processes and associated documentation- (BPR’s etc.)
Evidence of working in stressful environments- implementing high organisational skills and the ability to make prompt, effective decisions based on priorities.
Excellent knowledge of plant safe systems of work (Permit to work, Safe Isolation Of Plant & Equipment (SIOPE), risk assessments, contractor management)

Preferred:

Strong experience in fermentation process development
Experience with analytical techniques for monitoring fermentations process plant
Strong troubleshooting skills in the context of fermentation and downstream processing
Experience with different modes of operation; batch, fed batch, continuous.
Experience in calibrating and maintaining fermentation and analytical equipment, e.g. pumps and pH probes
Knowledge and experience of implementing process control systems
Previous experience implementing internal and external QC processes
UK driving licence

Company Information

As a business our client is a market leading manufacturing company with a strong presence on both a UK and global scale. With a growing portfolio of clients and plans to expand even further this role provides a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market.

To apply please email your CV / resume to connor@hunterselection.co.uk.

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