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Packhouse Line Leader
Manufacturing & Food Manufacturing
As a result they offer exciting, varied and international careers. The industry provides unique opportunities for enthusiastic people to progress in a high tech and innovative environment, working in some of the country’s largest supply chains.
Food/plant packhouses collect and process (to varying levels) the fresh product and dispatch to the retailer or move other sites for further processing. They provide a fast paced, customer responsive environment ensuring staff have a stimulating workplace learning a variety of technical, problem solving and supervisory skills.
The Packhouse Line Leader is a key supervisory role, helping the company operate efficiently. Line leaders are responsible for a variety of perishable products such as vegetables, fruit, cut flowers and plants. In addition to this you will also be responsible for a team of people and work with machinery and IT systems to achieve systems to achieve production targets under various time, quality, food safety and customer pressures.
Successful completion of this apprenticeship will see you become a competent Packhouse Line Leader with a strong set of supervisory skills and a solid knowledge of food/plant production line requirements, which will form a strong basis for future progression in your career. Agricultural and horticultural packhouses will handle a variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and live plants. These products will vary in condition (i.e. unprocessed, washed, cut, packaged, potted etc) but all will have a limited shelf life and very specific storage conditions to maintain product quality and food safety where applicable. The handling and movement of these perishable items requires specialised management to maintain profitability and minimises loses.
Behaviours
Strong work ethic
Have a strong work ethic including pride in work, attention to detail, integrity, honesty, time management, loyalty and respect for others
Positive attitude, motivated, dependable, ethical, inclusive, responsible, flexible and reliable.
A willingness to learn and contribute to their own continuing professional development
Ability to take responsibility and be accountable for their own actions
Adaptability
Able to adapt to change in conditions, technologies, situations and working environments
Willingness to accept changing priorities and work patterns when new jobs need to be done, or requirements change
Effective communicator
A clear and effective communicator
Able to give/receive information and instruction accurately and in a timely and positive manner
Team working
Work and contribute effectively to the team and wider business
Ability to use own initiative and lead by example
Work proactively with internal and external people to achieve positive outcomes
Safety awareness
Embrace a safety culture and apply proactively for self, colleagues and visitors
Knowledge
Knowledge specific to this role includes:
Safe working practices, policies and codes of practice in relation to current health and safety legislation (including manual handling), job role and workplace including emergency plans
Effective team leader techniques including time management, personal/team development and problem resolution
Use of production targets, supervisory techniques and IT to raise efficiency and productivity within the packhouse
Planning workloads, staff and resources in response to seasonality differences/order requirements
How to prepare, use and maintain equipment in a safe efficient and effective condition
Maintenance of hygiene standards relating to product/food storage and packing
Customer quality standards/specifications/audit process
Importance of the key stages within relevant product supply chains
Product requirements to maintain quality and minimise losses
Importance of the systems and of record keeping/storage requirements used within the organisation
Biosecurity measures when storing and handling fresh/live products such as fruit, vegetable, salads and plants
How to recognise products which are damaged or contaminated and the appropriate action to take
Input costs, cost of production and margins within the packhouse
Security of the facility
Impact of packhouse operation on the external environment
Skills
Overarching
Promote and maintain hygiene, health, safety (inc manual handling) and security for self, others and live/fresh products
Use IT to support your role
Manage accurate records within the packhouse environment
Establish, maintain and promote effective working relationships
Concise reporting on operational issues
Resolve problems effectively
Implement Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans
Planning
Plan production schedules for efficient line operation
Coordinate products and resources to meet customer demand, taking into account specific food safety/product quality requirements
Sorting, Grading and Packing
Supervise the identification, selection and preparation of fresh products such as fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and plants for sale/dispatch to achieve high quality and hygiene standards
Supervise packaging of product to agreed specifications within shelf life requirements
Supervise the operation to ensure line meets production targets and food safety requirements
Machinery operation
Ensure routine maintenance and checks are performed appropriately
Operate food processing/packing machinery and equipment safely and efficiently
Supervisory
Develop self and others to maximise individual/team performance
Respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies in the workplace
Physically demonstrate required tasks and review subsequent understanding and performance of individuals
Lead and motivate a team of operatives to achieve targets
Entry requirements
There are no previous qualifications required to start this apprenticeship, but prior production line experience will be useful. You must have the attitude and ability to develop the required skills and knowledge during the apprenticeship. This will usually be tested via an application and or interview process.
Progression On completion of the Level 3 Packhouse Line Leader, suitably able Line Leaders will have the opportunity to progress to managerial roles such as Packhouse Manager.
Level Level 3
Duration The duration of the apprenticeship is typically 18 months.
Qualifications Apprentices without Level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment.
Duration: 12-18 months
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