Concrete Finishing Team Leader

Job Description

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Somercotes team in the position of Concrete Finishing Team Leader.A key position on site, this person will be the manufacturing lead for Pre-Cast Facades providing effective support to site management in ensuring Safety (priority), Quality, Cost, Delivery and People measures are consistently met, and often exceeded. Theywill manage a facades discipline dedicated team, and be responsible for all production stages including adherence to and accountable for quality standards at pre-pour and post-pour stages; ensuring that any remedial work is undertaken to the required standard/sand not negatively impact on client delivery dates. They will manage the team and provide a positive influence towards all employees, ensuring efficient labour utilisation, and be an active driver of continuous improvement activities in the workplace.Your duties would include but not limited to the following;

• Safety - ensure that safety is always paramount, and that no risks are taken. Procedures and Risk Assessments must be kept up to date and relevant, and trained out to the workforce. Operators must be buddied up with experienced Ops and fully understandthe SOPs and RAs, and be signed off prior to working on the task without supervision. Ensure all Operators are working to the required standards and systems put in place. Accidents, incidents and hazard spots should be reported immediately, and actions putin place to prevent reoccurrence.
• Housekeeping - ensure the shop floor and all other related areas are kept clean and tidy, using a clean as you go approach to ensure the safety of yourself and your colleagues. The Team Leader must constantly audit housekeeping to ensure accountabilityis met.
• Quality - Monitor product quality and react appropriately to ensure sub-standard product is quarantined and/or rejected, and any reoccurrence of non-quality is prevented. Identify improvements that can be made, implement them, and ensure they are sustained.
• Costs - ensure minimal raw material and consumable wastage, challenge and improve where required. Ensure all tools and equipment provided are maintained to the correct standard.
• Delivery - Report accurately and in a timely manner, any issues to management. Plan ahead to ensure production schedules are met, and highlight early where they may be at risk.
• Continuous Improvement - To drive, with the support of management where necessary, a culture of continuous improvement of all activities within the work area. Support new product developments.
• People - ensure labour is allocated appropriately across site. Ensure cross-functional skills across team to maximise this. Where externally provided training courses are desirable, raise to management.
• Support - Provide support/stand-in for subordinates as and when required, working to their job specifications when doing do.

About you;

• To have an awareness of Health and Safety legislation (IOSH Managing Safely- Desirable; training can be provided)
• To have an in-depth knowledge/experience of manufacturing with a strong Pre-Cast Facades background; including procedures, techniques and associated quality systems.
• A keen eye for detail
• To have good effective communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• The initiative to work without supervision or as part of a team
• To have had similar role/experience

Training/Qualification;

• Educated to college level (desirable), or other suitable work experience
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Risk Assessment training, in line with HSE regulations.

About us;We have an extensive network of 17 manufacturing facilities in the UK, employing approximately 1,900 people.We are a leading manufacturer of a diverse and trusted range of concrete and clay building products used extensively within the construction sector, with instantly recognisable brands such as Thermalite blocks, London Brick, Ecostock, Cradley, Formpave andJetfloor, Bison Precast. Our product range comprises of clay bricks, Thermalite blocks, aggregate blocks, Red Bank chimney, roofing and flue systems, precast concrete and flooring products and Formpave permeable paving.Forterra represents exactly what we do and have always done. Our purpose is to manufacture products that are the essential to the nations construction sector, helping our customers build with ease and confidence. Moreover, we continue to lead our industryin terms of standards and safety.What we can offer you;

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme