Production Assistant

Firth is recruiting for a Production Assistant who will provide support to the Production management team by assisting and co-ordinating the maintenance and optimisation of all production processes and records.�

• Assisting with the planning of production on site with the plant production team.


• Ensuring record are completed and kept up to date


• Coordinating the ordering of safety and chemical supplies.


• Assisting with customer blend processing and ensuring blends are updated on AX.


• Liaising with all site staff to update and maintain risk assessments and plant procedures.


• Assisting with the close out of customer audit corrective actions.


• Liaising with all site staff to update and maintain COSHH assessments.


• Assisting in the maintenance of ISO 18001, 14001 and 9001 standards.


• Coordinating the training activities for all plant production employees.


• Assisting the plant production team with general site operational activities.


• Assisting the plant manager in dealing with any customer complaints and, in particular, helping to fully investigate and properly close out any issues.


• Assisting with the preparation for customer site visits, audits, and inspections of facilities where necessary.


• Carrying out trouble shooting projects with the plant production team to identify the reasons for specific problems and work with site management to resolve these.


• Maintain and register site PPE stocks and issue to staff

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Previous administration experience, ideally gained in a manufacturing/production environment


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Must be numerate


• Strong IT skills


• Self-starter with ability to plan and manage workload


• Excellent organisational skills


• Positive attitude


• Attention to detail


• Flexible and adaptable


• Willingness to learn about the malting process