Extrusion Team Leader

5 days ago


Wanganui, New Zealand Hynds Full time

**Southern Cross cover (after 6 months)**:

- ** Night Shift allowance**:

- ** Great opportunities to grow your career within**

We are currently recruiting for a Night Shift Extrusion Team Leader for our Wanganui Manufacturing Site. Waters & Farr Limited is a market leading New Zealand manufacturer of quality polyethylene and polypropylene pipe systems. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you will be responsible for effective leadership of the extrusion shift team to deliver production objectives Farr is a 24/5 operation.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Effectively allocate team workload to achieve the production plan, which may include planning overtime and working with other shifts to manage operator resources
- Communication of the production plan to the extrusion team
- Delivering the production plan through monitoring extrusion efficiencies including line availability, run speed/output, downtime, and quality
- Maintaining a clean, safe work environment with a strong focus on housekeeping practices
- Maintaining and plotting daily line performance on mini business charts and boards

**Key Attributes**
- 2 years relevant manufacturing experience, plastics would be advantageous
- Good decision making and value judgements, with an understanding of the impact of decisions
- Teambuilding & Leadership abilities
- Experience in plastic or steel pipes (or similar)
- Forklift (F) endorsement and OSH

**Pre-employment checks**:


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