Paintshop Chargehand

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Plan and prioritise workload and resources to meet departmental targets, ensuring sufficient work is available for employees at all times.
• Supervise, manage, and develop employees within the department in performance, quality of work and delivery of service.
• Solutions orientated, responding to and identifying issues efficiently.
• Assist employees with tasks by providing advice, information, and manual help where necessary.
• Co-ordinate, supervise and perform the transportation/ turning/ moving of crane sections as required.
• Ensure the quality of components leaving the department are of the standard required.
• Identify, participate in and lead continuous improvement initiatives within the department.
• Manage any employee relations issues that may arise.
• Communicate well and collaborate with other production departments, along with supporting areas such as Health & Safety, Human Resources, Engineering and Quality.
• Promote the highest standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security by implementing Liebherr guidelines.
• Act as the interim Paint Shop Foreman, overseeing these responsibilities in their absence.
• Any other duties as directed by management.

Qualifications, Requirements and Experience

• Qualified as a painter or similar apprenticeship or hold a relevant 3rd level engineering Qualification.
• 1-2 years’ experience in production supervision
• High standard of computer literacy
• Excellent planning and organisation, interpersonal, communication and people management skills

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, pension scheme, training and development opportunities, subsidised canteen, retailer discounts, travel opportunities, sports and social club, cycle to work scheme and if that isn’t enough, we have an early finish on a Friday!