Production Section Manager | Wednesbury

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Wednesbury site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Wednesbury, West Midlands, is our newest advanced manufacturing site, and we’ve invested around £4.7 million into state-of-the-art facilities.

Our Wednesbury site is a flagship Added Value centre for Avara, which employ over 150 talented individuals at the site, who help to supply some of the UK’s largest supermarkets and popular restaurants!

About the Role:

Are you an experienced Section Manager with a proven track record in people management? Do you have experience working within a FMCG environment? Do you thrive working in a fast-paced manufacturing operation?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to Operations across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Section Manager to join our Site Operations Team, based at our Wednesbury site.

The role is site based, so you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

 As a Section Manager you’ll be working 4O4O Days.

What will you be doing as a Section Manager at Avara?

As a Section Manager you’ll be accountable to the Production Manager for the operational output within your designated section to effectively manage all operations and ensure KPIs, targets and business objectives are met. You will meet all requirements in terms of legislation and company policy, ensuring the safety of employees, equipment, infrastructure, and products.

This is a predominantly site-based role, with majority of the time spent within the production area.

What will your key responsibilities as a Section Manager include?

• To effectively manage all operations within the specified sections to ensure KPi’s targets and business objectives are met.
• To liaise with relevant internal departments to ensure the product is produced, loaded and dispatched in accordance with the ‘Production Plan’.
• To ensure operations are conducted in compliance with customer specifications, whilst meeting cost, quality, productivity and H&S Targets.
• To ensure the adherence to Food Standards legislation throughout the production process.
• Implementation of new strategies with the support of senior management
• Supervise quality of product and ensure non-conformances are dealt with in accordance with company policy in a timely and efficient timescale.
• Implement and review continuous improvement initiatives to minimize downtime.
• Ensure that accurate and detailed records are logged shared with site management team in accordance with site ‘hand-over’ procedure.What you’ll need to be successful:
• An experienced Section Manager or Team Leader who has managed teams in a similar production or manufacturing environment.
• Experience of continuous improvement in a production environment of implementing change through effective management.
• Ability to deal effectively with challenging situations.
• Proven people management skills in a diverse and demanding environment with the ability to lead and motivate the team.
• Excellent communicator at all levels with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent time management skills, analytical skills.
• Experience of coaching and developing and mentoring a team to ensure they are reaching their capabilities.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

As a Section Manager you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

• From £35,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
• Additional shift allowance
• 31 days holiday allowance
• 6% pension
• Life assurance/insurance
• Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
• Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free staff parking

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.