Assistant Team Leader

Job Title: Assistant Team Leader, M3 PET

Salary: Competitive plus shift premium

Shifts: Continental - 40.25 hrs

Location: Milton Keynes

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter! 

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing around 850 people across four business units and seven UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for...

AG Barr are looking for an Assistant Team Leader to manage, lead and motivate site operational teams during the period of the shift, ensuring that site requirements of production volumes to the required quality standards are met, in a safe, efficient and timely manner.

The Assistant Team Leader is part of a team of Technical Operators operating on a shift basis, reporting to the Manufacturing Team Leaders in the day to day production and deputising certain duties in the absence of a Manufacturing Team Leader.

Your responsibilities will include...

As Assistant Team Leader your responsibilities will include;

• Leading, motivating and developing your team, to ensure planned output requirements and quality  standards are met whilst ensuring all health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Support with absence return to work interviews and holiday planning (inc updating holiday tracker and crewing sheets)
• Achieve shift KPI targets for line efficiencies, material usage variances.
• Support and cover line staff shortages as and when required.
• Develop team working across the factory applying continuous improvement principles.
• Accurately complete all required shift documentation for compliance against  BRC, ISO and site specific quality standards.
• Ensure regular communication and briefings to provide the team with the relevant information to carry out their shift to maximum effect.
• Contribute to the planning, organisation, operation and installation of all new processes and equipment within the factory.
• Carry out site inspections and audits upon request.
  

What you’ll bring...

The successful candidate will have;

• Proven track record in a production capacity, preferably with the relevant filling and packaging line experience. 
• Able to demonstrate leadership qualities.
• Ability to learn quickly, and to work using your own initiative.
• Problem solving ability.
• Computer literate to intermediate level
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BRC, HACCP).
  

We are Barr - Are you?

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard.  Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• 33 days holiday
• Flexible holiday trading
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Pension
• Annual salary review 
• Ongoing professional development
• Flexible working requests

And much more! 

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

If you have the passion to succeed in this challenging, but highly rewarding and key role please apply now!

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Latest closing date for applications is Friday 15th November Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!