Production Team Leader – Night shift

This multi-national food manufacturer is looking for a Production Supervisor to lead their newly created night shift team in the production of ingredients for a major food retailer. Although starting as a temporary position, this position has great long term potential as well as future opportunities to develop into more senior roles with the company.  

Highlights of this role:

• Opportunity to develop your career in leadership, and drive quality and efficiency
• Great future potential to pivot into larger roles in the future.
• Driving continuous improvement in our manufacturing processes

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent leadership skills to effectively manage a small team of two, whilst also leading from the front to be hands on with all processes.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment, ideally with exposure to bulk weighing and blending of ingredients as per the production recipe.
• Physically fit with the capacity to lift 25KG repeatedly.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail and mathematical skills to ensure quality standards are met.
• Flexibility to work on the night shift and adapt to changing production schedules

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least one year of previous experience as a Production Supervisor or in a similar leadership role
• Understanding of production machinery and maintenance procedures
• Passion for continuous improvement and a commitment to quality

The working hours are from 22.00pm to 06.30am Monday to Friday with occasional overtime hours on a Saturday. Please note, as this is a new department, initial training will take place on the day shift from 6.00am -14.30pm.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we prefer you to apply directly to this posting rather than emailing. 

Sarah Coad – Senior Consultant 
sarah@scitex.co.nz