# Production Acting Team Leader (Night Shift)-12 month FTC

**Company:** [Nelsons](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/wKLUpqQKaqMAfJz1sk4RFo.md)
**Location:** Trefriw, Wales, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Temporary
**Department:** Supply chain and Operations

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## Description

**Contract Details:**

-   Working Pattern 10pm to 6am-Monday-Friday
-   12 Month Fixed Term Contract
-   Salary - £15.25 ph plus 30% shift enhancement
-   Initial training will be alongside the day shifts and paid at the standard rate

**Nature, nurture and wisdom**

We believe nature holds the key to our emotional and physical wellness, providing gentle yet effective remedies. At Nelsons, we harness these powerful ingredients and infuse them with centuries’ worth of expertise to offer traditional treatments for a modern world.

We’re an award winning, family-owned business, whose passion for providing natural healthcare choices since 1860 continues to drive us today. Nelsons is one of the UK’s leading and Europe’s longest established manufacturer of natural healthcare products, having built up an impressive portfolio including the world-famous RESCUE® Remedy and Teetha®

What’s next? Growth, and lots of it! We’re experiencing a significant and exciting period of digital transformation and we’re looking for talented, ambitious individuals to help drive meaningful impact across the business.

**The Role:**

You will be working as part of a small production team in the production of Spatone products.

As acting team leader, you will assume responsibility for the management of the production team, ensuring the team continues to perform efficiently in the absence of the Team Leader and continue to always perform as a leader within the group.

 Working according to all necessary Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Hygiene and Health & Safety (H&S) requirements to ensure high quality products are produced in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and regulatory requirements.

To accurately complete all required documentation as specified in the relevant SOP’s and undertake routine preventative checks and cleaning of production equipment, utensils, and premises to ensure that the highest standards are maintained.Delegate production and cleaning activities to team members.

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   Manage the production team, in the absence of team leader and delegate activities when and where required, and continue to support the Team Leader as a leader within the group at all other times

-   Manage production team, to maintain production outputs, ensuring targets and quality standards are met, and all processes used are compliant, as per the SOP’s
-    Maintain, and enhance working relationships within the team and across departments.
-    Be responsible for absence and sickness management within the team and ensure adequate staffing levels on the shift
-   Report and work with the site administrator, quality department and production manager when quality or H&S incidents occur to make sure these are covered off in an acceptable and timely manner.
-   Ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with Good Manufacturing  
    Practice (GMP) standards
-   Complete and review all documentation in a timely manner and ensure accuracy is maintained in line with batch right first-time targets (BRFT)
-   Drive a strong Health and Safety culture within the team and ensure all operations are conducted in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
-   Work and help lead team in accordance with the relevant SOP and Batch Production documentation
-   To undertake and assist all training requirements as required to maintain GMP compliance, H&S adherence, and production efficiency
-   Work with and develop production operators to develop their knowledge and skills base of the equipment and processes, in order to develop a well-trained highly efficient team.
-   To ensure that the production area, utensils, and equipment are maintained to the required standard of operation and cleanliness and to maintain a high standard of overall housekeeping
-   To lead and assist production equipment line changeovers
-   To collaborate with the other team members and Team Leaders to ensure and improve production efficiency and maintenance of quality standards
-   To comply with all relevant personal hygiene SOP requirements
-   To undertake any other reasonable task requested by company management.
-   To complete any end user inputs into ERP system
-   To attend monthly team briefings and 1-1’s

## Requirements

-   English and Maths to GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent)
-   Ability to work accurately, to have a keen eye for detail
-   Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally to GMP standards
-   Ability to recognise and work with good hygienic practices
-   Demonstrate good leadership / people management skills
-   Experience with regards to Quality and Health and Safety to support the team to deliver high levels required by the business
-   Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Office)
-   Ability to learn ERP end user function

 **Bonus if you have**

-   Current and valid driving license
-   Current and valid counterbalance forklift truck licence
-   Water Industry Process Operator Certificate
-   GMP Training
-   Mechanical ability
-   Experience in end user on an ERP system

## Benefits

💫 Annual bonus scheme 

⛱️ 25 days holiday per year, plus Bank hols PLUS Christmas shut down - whoop! 

🌱 Free products and staff discounts to keep you healthy and happy 

😇 Paid days off to volunteer for some awesome charities 

We also have regular socials, free products plus all your standard stuff such as pensions. We can tell you all about what is available to you when you start!

Nelsons is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. We are interested in every individual bringing their whole self to work and this includes you!
