• Competitive hourly rate
• Immediate Start
• 2 Permanent Roles Available - Submit your Application in Today!

Our client Kraft Heinz Watties is an iconic internationally recognized food manufacturing company. They're committed to making life delicious for their people, consumers, and communities worldwide. Being one of the world's leading food and beverage companies for over 150 years is a privilege and a huge responsibility - they believe in diversity, inclusion & belonging and are committed to providing their staff with the best possible work environment.

Our client is looking for Shift Leaders in the Hawke's Bay area at King Street, Hastings.

3 Vacancies Open:

X1 Seasonal Shift Leader - Afternoon Shift - 14:00 pm - 22:00pm

X1 Morning Shift - 06:00am - 14:00pm

X1 Night Shift - 22:00pm - 06:00am

Employee Benefits:

• $42 per hour + 8% holiday pay!!
• Weekly Staff Sales available
• On site cafeteria - great food, good price and convenient!
• Great local culture, diverse group and team environment
• Health and Safety is our biggest priority - making sure you get home safe every day!

About Role:

• Drive Health and Safety standard practices.
• Facilitates the line loss analysis (waste elimination and yield improvement) and line throughput improvement plans. (OEE current/future state)
• Analyses line data daily and per shift to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities.
• Participates in internal audits.
• Ensures correct food quality and safety practices and works with the sanitary design team.
• Spends time on the floor to gather information on stops, centerlines and changeovers over the past 24 hours.
• Investigates initial root cause of top stops/breakdowns.
• Develops plan for the day for ownership areas.
• Attends level 1 meetings and level 2 meetings.
• Leads toolbox meetings and team briefs.
• Discusses top stops and root cause. Establish countermeasures in plan for the day.
• Ensures centerline completion and compliance. Create countermeasures on any outages.
• Works with Process Owner, CI Lead and Maintenance Lead to address losses
• Manages centerline and Quality Daily Management Systems
• Complies with all established GMP, Housekeeping guidelines, housekeeping responsibilities and QRMP operating procedures.
• Assists in the implementation of the QRMP program and acts as trainer.
• Assists in the development of the individuals within the team.
• Identifies and addresses any issues amongst the team as they arise.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Your Key Skills:

• Technical knowledge of and experience with production equipment.
• Knowledge of relevant company, legal, safety, hygiene, quality, environmental, occupational health and safety and HACCP guidelines;
• Associate degree in related field or equivalent in manufacturing experience.
• Capable of learning intermediate Microsoft excel, Power point, Word, Matrics, and ZPI skills.
• Strong planning/organizational skills and communication skills.
• Understanding of requirements and importance of documentation.
• Can understand and write SOPs, OPLs and CIL's.
• Project ideation, generation, implementation, and project completion.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment with people of varying skills and backgrounds.
• Knowledge of safety policies and procedures i.e. (lock-out / tag-out, confined space entry).

If this sounds like you, or you would like to know more, please get in touch with us on 0800 453 559 ext 8 or hit APPLY NOW!


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