Manufacturing Shift Team Leader Print Process

Location: Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0LQ Salary: £43,544 per annum + Excellent Benefits! Contract: Full time, Permanent Benefits: 19 Days holiday a year inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata where appropriate) plus Christmas shut down, Full uniform / PPE supplied, Contributory pension scheme and Flu and eye test vouchers!

Saica is one of the leading European players in the development and production of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard with a production of 2.5 million tons of paper.

With more than 10,000 employees across Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Turkey, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and The USA, Saica Group has four business divisions: recycled paper production for corrugated cardboard (PAPER), recyclable materials recovery (NATUR), production of corrugated packaging (PACK) and flexible packaging (FLEX).

Sustainability at Saica begins with our values we care, we value and we challenge.

We are now recruiting for a Manufacturing Shift Team Leader to join our team and to build a career in the print industry!

You will be responsible for leading the Print process on your shift including the mounting and ink department, ensuring safety, quality and overall performance targets are achieved!

Additionally, as our Manufacturing Shift Team Leader you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring all safety and environment procedures and policies are followed.
• Establishing a disciplined and organised working environment

Leadership and management of the print department on shift with responsibility for ensuring standards / performance are met in:

• Safety, health, environment and hygiene
• Quality
• Meters per manned hour
• Make ready times
• Waste
• 5S and housekeeping standards
• Maintenance is carried out to planned timescales.
• Team development, performance monitored and recommendation made to the process manager for training of team members as and when required.

In order to be successful in this role you must have / be:

• Fully trained Flexographic Printer
• 5+ years Operations / Flexographic Print
• Knowledge of inks and plate mounting
• Experience of Team Leadership
• Problem solving knowledge / experience.
• Excellent time keeping skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Approachable / reliable
• Able to communicate effectively to all levels of employees
• Good team player
• Able to perform well under pressure with a can do attitude
• IOSH or similar operational safety qualification (desirable not essential.
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement techniques an advantage
• Exposure to quality, health, safety and environmental standards and practices within a production setting also an advantage
• Fluent English ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and understand both written and verbal work instructions

Print roles operate across the following shift patterns:

Printers operating the F&K machine, they will work a 12 hour shift pattern, spread over a rotating 4 week cycle. This will typically be:

Week 1 4 nights, 3 off Week 2 3 days, 1 off, 3 nights Week 3 3 off, 4 days Week 4 7 off

A reasonable level of fitness is required as the role involves some physical activity e.g. lifting & bending.

Saica is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role then please click APPLY and submit your up to date CV and covering letter for consideration.

No agencies please.