Production Controller – Tubes

Role Overview

• Perform AQL checks on non-conforming products when quality issues arise, with help from supervisors and technical staff
• Provide AEE stats and graphs exported from Gemba for weekly operations reviews

Requirements

• To control all production within the department ensuing planned and unplanned work is carried out effectively, efficiently and to the company and customers standards at all time
• To produce daily production figures on all Tubes lines.
• Monitoring the AEE information from the Gemba system, liaising with staff to improve input and amending where necessary
• Key Job Accountabilities Weekly timesheets and sickness summary’s to be sent to HR and Payroll
• Completion of casual timesheets every week
• Attend daily production huddles with info from the last 24hrs and what is coming up in the current day
• Support the supervisors to ensure we have correct staffing levels to run the lines
• Assign causal staff work for the upcoming week, communicating with different departments on site if staff are available elsewhere
• Book in Masterbatch and Labels onto the NAV system, as well as stock taking these consumables once production has been completed
• Liaise with warehouse staff and tray makers to ensure all lines have the correct consumables to run the jobs on the programmes
• Work with the planner to produce production programmes ensuring running orders are as efficient as possible
• Print and prepare job packs, ensuring the correct ink or masterbatch standards are present to run production
• Investigate and send data on all order shortages within the department and communicate this information to sales and planning
• Monitor Gemba so that all rejects and correct downtime codes are inputted as well as accurate design and line change times.
• Raise and respond to all relevant NPR’s whether it is internal to Tubes or an External issue down in the decoration department.
• Perform AQL checks on non-conforming products when quality issues arise, with help from supervisors and technical staff
• Provide AEE stats and graphs exported from Gemba for weekly operations reviews
• Plan in samples with the planning department, once completed ensure they’re delivered to the correct teams onsite.

Benefits

• Good computer literacy skills, including working knowledge of Word and Excel
• Strong numerical skills
• Ability to work on one’s own initiative to achieve objectives and taking accountability for work/actions undertaken
• The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, at all levels within the company and with customers
• Confident in challenging existing practices and looking for continuous improvement in all areas of work
• Is able to work as part of a team to achieve team objectives
• Able to respond positively to changing work demands
• Takes decisive action to address and react to opportunities and problems in day to day work
• Is conscientious and thorough in all aspects of work responsibilities, and has a professional approach to work
• Be able to work under pressure, remaining calm and in control with the ability to make clear decisions
• Ability to undertake duties in every respect as laid out in the job description (further to training if required)
• Proven experience of working in a fast-moving production environment
• A-C Grades GCSE in Maths and English
• Clait (or equivalent level 2 I.T. qualification)