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Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist.You provide the book that unleashes an inner author.You supply the games that help bring families together.You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects themwith a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Our Perks Are 'The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 28 days including bank holidays, or 33 days including bank holidays for Deputy and Store Managers. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs. ?? And loads more! Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Become a Retail Sales Assistant As a Retail Sales Assistant at The Works, you'll discover that this is not just a job. This is a mission to inspire people to read, learn, create and play! You'll be the heartbeat of our retail store by greeting customers with a warm smile and helping them leave happy and excited to unlock their imaginations. Your passion and enthusiasm for our brand and products will be contagious andmotivating. Our customers will wantto return, time and time again for more inspiration and products that satisfy their creative needs. Some of our colleagues are even BookTok influencers or Instagram creatives, crafting their latest shorts or stories with our in-store products - That's super cool with us! Our Culture The Works is an awesome place to... well, work! Our atmosphere is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic?you. Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations, and our favourite page-turners. Because even superheroes need some downtime to fuel their imaginations! We are one team. You won't find anyone too proud to roll up their sleeves here, with all hands-on-deck to inspire our customers and support each other. Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock magician: You tackle the puzzle of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Keyholder Responsibilities If you're over 18, you'll joinas a keyholder. Our Retail Sales Assistants support our Store Management team to keep the stores running like clockwork by opening, closing, and running the store when needed, (holidays, days off, sickness etc), but don't worry we'll train you to do this. Thereare alot of valuable skills to learn here that will benefit you in the future. You'll also receive our additional keyholding pay enhancement when holding keys. Under 18? That's cool.If you're under 18, you won't be able to complete keyholding duties just yet, but whenyou reach your 18th birthday, we'll get you set up fortraining so that you canearn the additional keyholding pay enhancement when on keyholder duties. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring ?? We are Can-do ?? We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
Line Leader Location: Middlesbrough Salary: £26,000 per annum Hours: 4 on 4 off (day shifts) Type: Permanent Imperial Recruitment Group are working with one of the largest food manufacturers in Teesside, who are looking to appoint Line Leader on a full time permanent basis. Duties: To ensure the Line is set up prior to the start of the shift to allow production to start on time. You must be available 30 minutes before the start of your shift to receive instructions from the Shift Manager about what your Teams' start-up will be. You must then make sure the Line is set up and ready to run for the Team coming in. Ensure Team members are fully aware of their duties and tasks upon arrival. You must organise your Team and get them into place as soon as possible. Always be aware of where your Team is and what they are doing at all times. They are your responsibility. Liaise with the Shift Manager to ensure you are fully conversant with the DMR and identify what is required to enable the Team to meet the plan. You must, as soon as your line is running, speak to the Shift Manager to attain the daily production plan for your Team. You must obtain all the relevant information to keep the Line going. Ensure the Line is fully supplied at all times to avoid unnecessary stoppage. You must go through your plan and work out exactly what materials you will need to supply the Line. You must then go into the chillers and check there are sufficient raw materials to produce the plan. If there are not enough materials then you must inform your Shift Manager immediately. Monitor the output of the Line and ensure that production targets are achieved. You must be fully aware of how fast your Line is working and carry out checks during and at the end of the run. It is vital you know how well (or not) the Team is doing regarding output. Remember your Team's output is your responsibility. Monitor all weight and traceability control procedures and ensure they are recorded. You must fully understand the paperwork and procedures used regarding weight and traceability as the Company has a legal obligation to maintain this correctly by Law. Ensure all waste is kept to a minimum at all times. You must ensure that waste is controlled at all times. This is an important issue as it costs the business a lot of money. You must reduce waste, control and record it. Report any machine faults to the Engineers immediately. You must be aware that you cannot carry out your job correctly if any machines used by your Team are faulty. You must report it immediately. Ensure your Shift Manager is aware of any training needs. You must ensure that everyone in your Team, including yourself, is fully up to date on all required training. By ensuring everyone is fully trained this will enable the Line to run more efficiently. If you feel anyone would benefit from training you should speak to your Shift Manager. Remember it is your responsibility to make sure your Team receives adequate training to enable them to carry out their jobs. Ensure Health and Safety regulations are adhered to at all times. Health and Safety is everyone's responsibility but as a Team Leader you have an extra responsibility to ensure that safe working practices are carried out on and around your Team. If someone is working or acting dangerously you must stop them. Ignoring such action could result in disciplinary action. Ensure hygiene standards are maintained at all times. You must ensure your Line and area are kept clean at all times. It is not acceptable to use heavy workloads as an excuse for mess. Remember you work in a food factory and hygiene is important. Organise and control the Team's breaks. You must organise your Team's breaks around the shift and ensure that they do not take longer than they are entitled to. If members of your Team are abusing this you must report them to the Shift Manager Availability to overtime - As a Team Leader you will be required, from time to time, to work a reasonable amount of overtime. Flexible working attitude - From time to time you may be required to transfer onto a different Line or work in a different area to meet the needs of production. The Company requires its Team Leaders to be flexible and to be willing to do so if required. To set an example to the Team on adherence to Company policies and procedures - as a Team Leader you are expected to maintain the same level of authority at all times whilst on Site. This means that you should continue to work in a professional manner, not only during your time on the Factory floor but at other times whilst on Site, ie: changing rooms, canteen etc. Requirements: Experience working within food manufacturing The ability to work on your own initiative Must have a positive and respectful attitude Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Must have the ability to motivate others. For more information please get in touch with Imperial Recruitment Group