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Production Team Leader - Day Shift

RX Plastics Limited
Full-time
On-site
New Zealand

About Us  

For more than 5 decades, RX Plastics has a legacy in providing top-quality PVC-U and Polyethylene products to rural New Zealand and beyond. Our expert team uses innovative solutions to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. 

We are not just committed to our clients and people, but also to the environment. We are proud of our sustainable practices and our efforts towards 100% recyclability. Having expanded our recycling capabilities to reuse old UPVC and PE pipes in new products. 

About the role  

To provide leadership for the team on shift, by leading and developing the health and safety culture, setting, and achieving production priorities with the emphasis on production efficiencies and contribute and implement continuous improvement of shift operations. 

What will you do?   

  • Provide leadership for the Shift team

  • Leading and developing the health and safety culture

  • Setting and achieving production priorities with the emphasis on production efficiency, throughput, and status reporting.

  • Contribute and implement continuous improvement of shift

  • Lead by engaging with the team on the shop floor and work with them to solve issues.    

About you   

You would have 8- 10 years’ experience with good leadership/people management, communication, and decision-making skills with experience in manufacturing / operational environment. Excellent understanding of the Health, Safety & environmental procedures. Understanding of financial/accounting principles and employment legislation. Experience with ERP systems and Stock Management. Technical Experience is an advantage (Plastics/Mechanical/Electrical)

Why join us?  

  • You will enjoy working for a business that is conscious about what we do, how it operates and our impact on the environment 

  • Industry leading paid parental leave - 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid secondary carer 

  • Annual bonus based on performance for eligible employees 

  • Employee Assistance Program access for you

  • We take it further with our Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards 

  • A tailored career development opportunities at home and abroad 

  • Opportunity to join our women mentoring programs 

  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion is close to our heart as a global business, you will have the opportunity to join the DEI council 

  • A safe work environment with a strong focus on "Go for Zero" 

Who we are 

With the Aliaxis group as our parent company, we are part of one of the world's largest global networks to bring solutions to the world's water challenges. 

Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping & fitting solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15,000 people work for us in more than 40 countries with 80 manufacturing sites.  

Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its “Growth with Purpose” strategy, implementing ambitious, urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. 

We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviours that we stand for: 

  • We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast 
  • We Care for the environment, our customers and each other 
  • We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions