Shift Manager | Cross Hands

Based at our site in Cross Hands, this key management role will be accountable for leading a team to ensure operational effectiveness is maximized, KPI’s are met and high technical and quality standards are achieved through the development of people, processes, and systems. You will lead and develop a team to manufacture in a way that achieves and exceeds quality specifications, cost standards and full delivery of the order plan whilst ensuring compliance with company standards.

The successful candidate will have full departmental responsibility for:

• Production Area Performance – KPI’s.

• Yield / Waste / Regrade / Quality / Safety / Efficiency / Labour variance.

• Employee performance.

• Audit Compliance and close out.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with all functions including Engineering, Stores, Health and Safety, Production, Technical, Planning, Purchasing, Finance, Sales, NPD and HR.
• Delivering the production plan efficiently across the area you are responsible for, maximising yield and minimising downtime and waste.
• Inspire the team to achieve volume, positive yield variance and general cost ambitions whilst ensuring quality standards are exceeded.
• Support the Management in the identification, development and implementation of relevant departmental projects and initiatives.
• Maintaining an efficient productive department whilst adhering to all Environmental, Health & Safety and Quality Standards laid out in departmental and site policies and procedures.
• Clarify the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for your supervisors, line leaders and operatives so they fully understand performance and application expectations in their role.

• Have prior experience at management level within a fast paced food manufacturing facility
• Demonstrate an understanding of operating with integrity, of quality processes and systems and has high standards of compliance and quality with a Food Safety Level 3 qualification.
• Demonstrates financial understanding and business acumen.
• Maintain a Strong focus on needs of the customer and consumer together with a strong understanding of the processes and procedures needed to be implemented to achieve these needs.
• Maintaining production and quality standards laid down by the business, whilst ensuring that they are fully trained on Lean Manufacturing Practice and Continuous Improvement Processes
• Knowledgeable and trained in people management practices including investigations, Disciplinary and Grievance procedures, Performance Management and Recruitment & Selection processes.
• Oversees compliance whilst demonstrating an understanding and awareness of HSE requirements. IOSHH trained.
• Possesses relevant IT literacy.