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Polypipe Civils and Green Urbanisation, part of the Genuit Group, are a leading manufacturer for civils and infrastructure projects, with the industry’s widest range of engineered storm water & sewer management systems, Network and Green asset Solutions.
People are at the forefront of everything we do, we have a unique culture where you can be yourself, contribute your ideas to make continuous improvements and take pride in achieving results to support the overall success of our growing business. We recognise the value of investing in our people through comprehensive training and personal development courses.

Role Overview

Responsible for leading tool changes, TPM’s, changeovers, shutting down and starting machines ensuring targets are met with minimal disruption to production while seizing all training opportunities. Maintaining the highest standards, paying attention to fine detail and adopting a ‘right first time’ best practice

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all necessary equipment is available to complete tool changes efficiently and prioritise tool changes in line with the allocated daily plan.
• Liaise with Production Team Leaders and Production Shift Leaders to ensure the appropriate labour is available for tool changes.
• Inspect product quality during machine start-up, maintaining high standards and a right-first-time approach.
• Identify production problems, seek effective solutions and carry out root cause analysis, communicating corrective actions where required.
• Deliver training on relevant processes and procedures.
• Maintain preventative maintenance methods through process excellence and carry out daily monitoring of equipment to support machine efficiency.
• Assess breakdowns, completing repairs where appropriate or reporting issues via the job card system.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and complete all mandatory training.
• Support the development of risk assessments and relevant health, safety and environmental documentation.
• Identify safety risks and defects, seek opportunities to improve the department’s safety and environmental impact, and encourage the reporting of Health and Safety risks.

Skills and Experience

• LOLER Training.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience as a trainer.
• Computer literate, including MS packages.
• Technically minded.
• Understanding of business processes.
• Able to accurately complete paperwork.
• Organised and able to manage your own workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems.
• Willing and able to work shifts.

Benefits and Working Hours

• Working hours of 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off, working 12 hours shifts from 7-7
• Entitled to 24 days holiday 
• Pension contribution matched up to 8% 
• Save as you earn Genuit Sharesave scheme 
• Life assurance 
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 
• Various health and wellbeing initiatives 
• Staff discount on all Genuit Group products 

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.