Our client based in Trafford Park is looking to recruit a Shift Manager on a permanent basis...
Hours: Monday – Friday, 6 am – 2.30 pm, 40 hours per week
Looking for an experienced Morning Shift Manager to create, lead and develop a Morning Shift that is blending, manufacturing, and packing products.
Strategy and Development
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Identify business improvement opportunities within the organisation.
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Redefine and lead a Safe working culture where blended operations is the norm, accelerating and embedding a skillset and attitudes migration to multi-skilling and dynamic resource scheduling.
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Develop and embed an effective and positive continuous improvement culture that raises standards and expectations of greater flexibility and sustained pace.
General and Task Management
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Responsible for plant production, financial performance, meeting work demands and maintaining the orderly and productive operation of planned activities
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Ensure the target productivity level is achieved on a daily basis
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Drive process improvements Line Efficiencies by appropriate data analysis
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Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff
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Ensure the factory operates at optimum levels of cost and effectiveness with emphasis on wastage of resources and raw materials.
People Management
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Manage, motivate, coach, and develop a high performing manufacturing team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
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Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
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Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems
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Support managers in development and ensuring that manpower levels, overtime working etc are effectively controlled within operational demands.
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Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them
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Develop, implement, and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility
Suitable Candidates will have: -
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Experience of leading and directing successful operational change with food FMCG
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Strategic experience in developing and shaping operations
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Experience in leading and managing teams
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Expertise in leading, implementing and developing site relevant processes
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A good knowledge of relevant UK legislations in independent accreditations such as BRC, GMP and Retailer Standards
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Experience in food hygiene and health and safety standards
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Experience of HACCP principles
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Level 3 in Food Manufacturing or equivalent
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Desirable: ISOH Managing Safely or equivalent