Production Team Leader

Full-time permanent opportunity based in Southport
- Rewarding role, make a difference everyday supervising a team of amazing people within a manufacturing environment
- Encouraged and supported ongoing professional development and diverse career opportunities

**Who is Endeavour Foundation?**

Endeavour Foundation support people with disabilities to live, work and flourish according to their own interests and priorities. We are people working together, making possibilities a reality for people with a disability, and for people seeking employment, education and training opportunities. Our 5,000 strong team operates over 300 sites in the heart of local communities across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria where we offer choice, opportunities and personalised support in the key areas of home, work, learning and community participation.

**About Endeavour Foundation Industries (EFI)**
- Endeavour Foundation's Work Portfolio operates over 30 commercial operations across the Eastern seaboard, covering a diverse product mix, predominantly in Packaging (food, general, pharmaceuticals), Document Destruction, Recycling and Manufacturing to commercial customers.
- Our EFI operations provides supported employment opportunities for people with disability who want to achieve personal employment outcomes aligned to their NDIS plan

**_ Find out more about Endeavour Foundation Industries and our amazing employees _**_here_**

**What can Endeavour Foundation offer you?**
- Salary Packaging Benefits Package up to **$15,900 **of your annual salary tax free. Less tax = more take home pay for you
- In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to **$2,650** of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.)
- An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and their family members
- Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance Plans, whitegoods and appliances and
- Paid Parental Leave and Salary Continuance
- Reward and Recognition Program
- Free flu vaccinations

**About the Role**

As a **Production Team Leader** you will take a person-centred approach, demonstrating empathy and patience while balancing the need to meet commercial outcomes. If you are someone with Disability Services experience looking for something a little bit different then please get in touch

**Key responsibilities will include**:

- Supervising, motivating and encouraging colleagues while understanding and developing individual capabilities
- Liaising with management to ensure outcomes and deadlines are met
- Overseeing product quality and adhering to strict WHS guidelines.
- Engaging in production process ensuring appropriate set up and shut down of equipment

**What will you bring to the role?**
- A manufacturing/production/retail background
- Experience supervising a small production team
- You are a true people person
- An ability to solve problems using a logical and systematic approach
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to ensure clear and concise information is presented to the team
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to ensure clear and concise information is presented to the team
- Disability services experience or knowledge would be beneficial
- Forklift license will be highly regarded

**What clearances/checks will you need?**
- Hold or be willing to obtain a **Blue Card/Working with Children Check** & a** **NDIS Worker Screening Check** **(formally Yellow Card)
- Hold or be willing to obtain a **First Aid** and **CPR** certificate
- A current Open **Driver's Licence**:

- Willing to undertake a **"Fit2Work" National Criminal History Check** (should you be successful)
- In line with the direction from State Government, all authorised workers defined under the Queensland Public Health Order are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Endeavour Foundation requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

**How can you join Endeavour Foundation?**

**_ "We are a 2021 Circle Back Initiative Employer, and we commit to respond to every applicant"_