Operations & Weighbridge Supervisor…..Cork (South West) Permanent

Operations & Weighbridge Supervisor

Our client is a well-established and profitable leading supplier to the food sector.  Seeking an Operations Site Supervisor supporting the Operations Management team.  This company is a market leader and will provide a very successful career path.  Salary: €45K-€47K plus bonus opportunity all doe plus excellent benefits. 

Cork (South West)

The Role:

• Provide full support to site Operations Management Team in all activities in running the site when necessary.
• When required deputise as required and act accordingly.
• Reporting all exceptional circumstances; including breakdowns, damages, performance and incidents (Safety, Quality, Environmental) when supervising shift.
• Liaise with all key stakeholder and Logistics, Trading & Admin when necessary.
• Responsible for coordination of Customer loading activities and stock control and management on site
• Responsible for ship discharge and management of the technical and operational staff as well as contractors working on site when necessary.
• Only fully responsible for these tasks when site manager / assistant manager are not on site
• Breakdown calls, telephone support for customers loading outside normal working hours
• Oversee the following weighbridge activities and provide cover as necessary for weighbridge duties
• Weighing lorries in and out at our weighbridges
• Dealing with customer and in-house queries; Directing the drivers as to which locations to collect from/deliver to.
• Maintenance of weighbridge records and reconciliation of stocks; reporting of anomalies to the management team.
• Reconciliation of ship discharge figures and ensuring accuracy of details in AX and weighbridge systems.
• Running system reports to track data accuracy; Reconciliation of invoices before passing for approval.
• Operation of the SCADA control systems to assist drivers with loading as required.
• Booking of haulage, including creation of fixing numbers for same.
• Engage with site management on developing continuous improvements plans for site operations
• Maintain high safety, hygiene and housekeeping standards; Upkeep of the weighbridge facilities.
• Taking Product temperature readings and recording same; Taking of samples and dispatching these to the relevant laboratories.
• Monitoring and checking CCTV systems.
• Checking trailers for cleanliness.
• Safety inductions of contractors and visitors.
• Ensuring that drivers, contractors and visitors adhere to site rules, while maintaining professional and cordial relations with all parties.

The Candidate:

• Supervisory and people management experience in Operations / Agricultural Science / Engineering role within a large business unit; Ability to lead a team
• Experience of operating a Loading Shovel is an advantage; Weighbridge experience a plus.
• MEWP OR Forklift certificate an advantage but not essential.
• Must be able to work flexible hours to accommodate vessel discharge requirements which includes weekend and bank holidays work and shift swapping when necessary.
• Must live within easy commute of Cork Port (less than 30 minutes)
• Track record of managing change and driving continuous improvement.
• Implementation and monitoring of all house policies: H&S, Environment, Hygiene, Quality and understanding of legislative requirements.
• Logical thinker, engineering aptitude, employee focused, excellent communication skills and relationship builder both internally and externally.
• Highly professional and commercially aware with KPI focus and experience of delivering results to targeted level.
• Knowledge of Agricultural sector would be highly desirable.
• Third level qualification in Operations / Agriculture / Engineering type disciplines is an advantage.
• IT Skills: computer literate with ability to analyse data, produce reports and maximise potential of business computer system is a prerequisite for this position.

Call Carol on 9121893 / Send CV to Carol at Executive Edge