Adecco
2 months ago
Leading Hand
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Company information
- Company
- Adecco
- Location
- New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Mahora New Zealand
- Posted
- 2 months ago
Job description
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Leading Hand to support our Assembly Supervisor in the day-to-day coordination of production operations. This role is ideal for someone with strong leadership skills, a commitment to operational excellence, and a passion for developing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
We are seeking a proactive leader who is a quick learner, able to think on their feet, and confident in solving problems as they arise. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring production targets, quality standards, and delivery deadlines are achieved while maintaining compliance with health and safety, food safety, and operational requirements.
Due to the nature of our operations, the successful candidate must be flexible and available to work across day and shift rosters as required to support business needs and ensure production targets are met.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Performance
- Lead, coach, and support a team of Operators to achieve daily production targets.
- Allocate resources and coordinate workflow to maximise efficiency and productivity.
- Conduct and participate in daily shift briefings and toolbox meetings.
- Provide feedback, guidance, and on-the-job training to team members.
- Deputise for the Shift Supervisor when required.
Production & Operational Excellence
- Ensure the smooth flow of materials, equipment, and information throughout the production process.
- Monitor productivity and performance against operational targets and department objectives.
- Identify operational issues and implement practical solutions to minimise downtime and disruptions.
- Collect, maintain, and communicate operational throughput data and performance metrics.
- Support and drive Continuous Improvement initiatives and operational excellence programmes.
- Assist in standardising reporting processes and participate in department meetings.
Compliance & Quality
- Maintain compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, HACCP, Security, and company policies.
- Ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions are followed.
- Promote a culture of quality, safety, and accountability across the team.
- Identify and escalate operational risks, issues, and improvement opportunities.
Equipment & Maintenance
- Perform routine equipment inspections, cleaning, and preventative maintenance activities.
- Support daily mechanical maintenance requirements to minimise downtime.
- Ensure work areas are maintained to high housekeeping standards.
Administration
- Complete and maintain accurate production records and operational documentation.
- Assist with administrative and retail-related activities as required.
- Ensure all required paperwork is completed accurately and on time.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Previous experience in a manufacturing, production, warehouse, or assembly environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating teams in a fast-paced operational setting.
- Strong communication, coaching, and team leadership skills.
- The ability to learn new processes quickly and adapt to changing operational demands.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, implement solutions, and minimise disruptions.
- The ability to think on your feet, make sound decisions, and remain calm under pressure.
- A proactive, hands-on approach and willingness to lead by example.
- Good understanding of Health & Safety and quality compliance requirements.
- Experience working with SOPs, production targets, and KPI-driven environments.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility to work across day and shift rosters, including additional hours when required to support operational demands.
Desirable
- Experience working within food manufacturing or FMCG environments.
- Knowledge of HACCP principles.
- Experience with Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, or Operational Excellence programmes.
Apply Now!
Required skills
- attention to detail
- production
- maintenance
- mechanical maintenance
- food safety
- compliance
- quality
- efficiency
- operational excellence
- manufacturing
- health and safety
- quality standards
- communication skills
- problem-solving
- organisational skills
- team leadership
- haccp
- lean manufacturing
- disruptions
- continuous improvement
- team development
- administration
- performance monitoring
- leadership skills
- on-the-job training
- adaptability
- equipment
- housekeeping
- fmcg
- preventative maintenance
- performance
- standard operating procedures
- paperwork
- manufacturing environment
- safety culture
- productivity
- sops
- accountability
- company policies
- warehouse environment
- food manufacturing
- production environment
- reporting processes
- performance metrics
- shift supervisor
- production targets
- leading hand
- work instructions
- production records
- production operations
- operators
- administrative activities
- equipment inspections
- quality compliance
- downtime
- information flow
- department meetings
- coaching skills
- hands-on approach
- toolbox meetings
- operational documentation
- calm under pressure
- operational issues
- health & safety compliance
- improvement opportunities
- workflow coordination
- delivery deadlines
- coordinating teams
- sound decisions
- operational requirements
- operational targets
- operational risks
- materials flow
- additional hours
- operational demands
- assembly supervisor
- productivity monitoring
- lead by example
- proactive leader
- shift rosters
- shift briefings
- equipment flow
- department objectives
- throughput data
- operational excellence programmes
- retail-related activities
- assembly environment
- fast-paced operational setting
- kpi-driven environments
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