Job Description
To lead an efficient production shift, optimising product quality, GMP, customer service, cost, margin and health & safety. Specific responsibilities include delivering and exceeding consistent performance targets with a well trained team where there is open communications at all levels and focus upon continuous improvement.
To be responsible for the site and take the lead for all factory operations outside of normal working hours.
Key Accountabilities:
Manage factory performance (health and safety, labour, materials, customer service)
•Maintain factory performance systems to explain all variances and input to future budgets. Examples include compliance to QAS, GMP, health and safety, KPI boards, line efficiency, yields, waste, give-away and downtime.
•Review the forward production plans to ensure all resources (plant, labour, materials and packaging) are in place to optimise and deliver the production schedule.
•Control the yield and usage of all components to ensure standard weights / quantities are achieved at all stages of the process.
•Control all downtime to a minimum where issues are acted upon immediately and incidents of more than 60mins are reported to the Operations Manager.
•Provide information of issues to the daily production meetings to ensure that all opportunities for improvement are captured and implemented.
•Conduct effective handover to the incoming shift by walking the factory and reviewing the issues.
•Ensure all safety related incidents are fully investigated and actions implemented to prevent a reoccurrence.
•Ensure that all hours worked by staff is captured and reported accurately.
Actively promote the personal development of all staff
•Provide clear leadership in the recruitment, induction and ongoing development of all personnel where there is a culture of a competent, committed, engaged and motivated workforce.
•Appraise the performance through Personal Development Reviews and training opportunities of the teams.
•Challenge and address any underperformance of individuals and liaise with the HR team to resolve.
•Ensure training schedules are delivered, to maintain a fully flexible team.
•Promote a culture of continuous improvement and empowerment.
•Lead effective two-way weekly team briefings with all staff.
•Ensure attendance Is effectively managed through absence management and completion of return to work interviews on the day of return.
Ensure resources are available to meet the needs of the shift
•Regularly review forward manufacturing demands to ensure the shift meets the needs of the business. This includes manpower planning and plant performance optimisation to minimise downtime.
Ensure compliance with all company, technical and legislative polices and procedures
•Ensure the factory meets all company policies, procedures and legal requirements with regard to health & safety, environment, GMP, food safety and employment law.
•Implement the highest standards within the factory to deliver premium quality products to company specification.
•Ensure a safe working environment for all employees by supporting and enforcing Health & Safety standards on site health & safety at all times.
•Ensure all HACCP procedures are adhered to at all times, and CCP’s are controlled within specification.
•Ensure all start up check documentation is completed to ensure a safe, efficient and hygienic manufacturing area.
General
•Adhere to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and ethics, which includes the Dignity at Work and Equal Opportunities procedures.
•Ensure all contact with customers internal or external are conducted in a professional manner
•Manage continuous improvement initiatives in all aspects of the role through teams and projects.
•Deputies for others as required.
•When other functions are not at work, take full responsibility for the site to ensure site safety and security are maintained.
Education and Experience:
•Relevant level of education.
•IT literate/relevant skill.
•At least 5 years experience within the food industry.
•Relevant food manufacturing qualifications, including basic food hygiene and health & safety training.
•Experience with HACCP, allergens, food processing systems and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
•Proven people and change management skills.
•Effective communication skills.
•Effective analytical and problem solving skills.
Conditions:
•May be required to travel to customers, suppliers, and other factories within the business.
•Chilled & ambient working environment.
•Both indoors and outdoors.
•Shift working.