Packing Supervisor

Job purpose:
To work with and coordinate packing activities across a rotating shift. Leading and coaching line leaders to achieve their daily targets whist ensuring safety and quality standards are maintained. This role includes coaching line leaders and operators and integrating new and temporary members of staff into the packing department.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Coordination:

• Ensure packing staff are organised and allocated to tasks for efficiency and effectiveness whilst also ensuring rotation of lines and equipment for H&S and training purposes.
• Provide effective communication between management, administrative staff and floor staff and vice versa.
• Support line leaders through providing information, advice and action to ensure lines run smoothly and downtime is minimised.
• Support line leaders to manager their workforce, including temporary labour both directly and through coaching to develop their skills.
• Plan and prepare for upcoming and fill-in tasks for when jobs finish or unexpected downtime occurs.
• Manage the introduction of temporary workers through providing induction, tour PPE and allocation to line leaders.
• Train packing staff to enhance department competence and ensure packing staff complete their required online training including refresher courses and policy/procedure updates.
• Promote consistent housekeeping to keep packing areas clean, safe and organised.

Quality:

• Ensure packing finished products meet company and customer specifications.
• Ensure policies and procedures to avoid cross-contamination and end user safety are followed.

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Ensure strict adherence to site safety procedures and ‘Safapac Golden Rules’ including:

– use of PPE
– an understanding of COSHH and chemical hazards
– responsibilities under COMAH guidelines
– manual handling protocols

• Understand our impact on the environment and ensure:

– efficient use of resources
– minimise the generation of waste
– recycle as much as possible

• Report hazards, near misses, or incidents promptly and accurately.

Professional Conduct:

• Demonstrate professional behaviour and a positive team attitude.
• Encourage team participation in improvement initiatives and support change implementation.
• Maintain consistent attendance, punctuality, and preparedness.
• Complete training required to remain compliant and up to date with procedures.
• Take ownership of personal development and stay informed of policy and process changes.

Flexibility & Adaptability:

• Be flexible with shifts, break patterns, and overtime based on business needs.
• Adapt to different plant equipment, products, and customer-specific packing requirements.

Additional Information

This role requires physical presence on the production floor.

Flexibility is essential, including willingness to work different shifts or weekends as required.

All employees must comply with company policies, including health & safety, hygiene, and operational procedures.

Working Hours:

Rotating Shifts 6am-2pm/2pm-10pm Mon-Fri

Candidate Requirements:

Key Competencies

• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Effective verbal and written communication in English.
• Consistent adherence to safety standards.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
• Professionalism, reliability, and integrity.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and communicating changed requirements.

Starting salary: £30000pa (£14.42ph)

Job purpose:
To lead and coordinate a team of packing operatives, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality packing operations.  This role manages daily activities, maintains compliance with safety and quality standards, drives performance, and fosters a positive and productive team environment.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Coordination:

• Lead, motivate, and support a team of packing operatives.
• Organise task assignments, rotations and break schedules to maintain workflow efficiency.
• Provide on-the-job training, coaching and guidance to team members.
• Ensure production targets and quality standards are consistently met.
• Monitor equipment performance and collaborate with Engineering to resolve issues.
• Maintain clear communication with Supervisors, Production Management, and Quality Control (PQC)
• Record campaign information on ERP system
• Promote consistent housekeeping to keep packing areas clean, safe, and organised.
• Accurately complete records for downtime, incidents, and non-conformance.

Quality:

• Conduct or oversee routine quality checks (e.g. weight, labels, batch codes, cleanliness).
• Ensure packing meets product specification and packaging requirements.
• Monitor handling of materials to avoid cross-contamination and product damage.
• Record and report non-conformances accurately, escalating when necessary.

Health, Safety & Environment:

• Ensure strict adherence to site safety procedures and ‘Safapac Golden Rules’ including:
  – use of PPE
  – an understanding of COSHH and chemical hazards
  – responsibilities under COMAH guidelines
  – manual handling protocols
• Have an understanding of our impact on the environment and ensure:
  – efficient use of resources
  – minimise the generation of waste
  – recycle as much as possible
• Report hazards, near misses, or incidents promptly and accurately.

Team Performance & Development:

• Monitor team performance, providing feedback to team members and managers.
• Identify and support training needs and development opportunities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Professional Conduct:

• Demonstrate professional behaviour and a positive team attitude.
• Encourage team participation in improvement initiatives and support change implementation.
• Maintain consistent attendance, punctuality, and preparedness.
• Complete required training to remain compliant and up to date with procedures.
• Take ownership of personal development and stay informed of policy and process changes.

Flexibility & Adaptability:

• Be flexible with shifts, break patterns, and overtime based on business needs.
• Adapt to different lines, products, and customer-specific packing requirements.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and team coordination.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Good understanding of packing procedures and equipment.
• Consistent adherence to safety standards.
• Ability to identify and resolve quality or process issues.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
• Professionalism, reliability, and integrity.
• Flexibility to rotate across lines and adapt to changing priorities.

Additional Information

• This role requires physical presence on the production floor.
• Flexibility is essential, including willingness to work different shifts or weekends as required.
• All employees must comply with company policies, including health & safety, hygiene, and operational procedures.
• Equal Opportunities: Safapac Ltd supports equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful discrimination.

Starting salary: £28080pa (£13.50ph)