Production Area Manager

Working in partnership with Tayto Group in Scunthorpe we are recruiting a reliable, hardworking Production Area Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for Tayto Group who are the 3rd largest player in savoury snacks, with a turnover of more than £250m and home to iconic brands like Golden Wonder, Mr Porky, REAL Crisps and Tayto.

This position has immediate start.

FULL TIME:

• Sunday to Thursday, 10pm to 6am
• £41,000 a year

Job Purpose

To assume full responsibility for designated area on shift and contribute to the overall site strategic plan with respect to people, cost, quality & safety and to be fully accountable for the achievement of KPIs in these areas. As a designated area owner, develop and implement continuous improvement projects, using team members and appropriate specialist support staff, in respect to safety, quality, customer service and costs.

Principal Activities

• To monitor and improve the health and safety performance in accordance with site objectives, legislation, site & company health & safety plans, policies and procedures.
• Participate in shift safety audit programme.
• Ensure all accident investigations are effectively investigated within 48 hours.
• Create a culture where all losses/accidents are eliminated.
• Overall accountability for quality, and responsible for quality complaints generated in regards to designated area.
• Promote a proactive approach for quality awareness, recommending, supporting and driving forward changes to improve quality standards.
• Ensure all quality complaints and non-conformances are thoroughly investigated with delivered actions.
• Strive to achieve 100% right first time.
• To achieve the daily shift production plan, in conjunction with other members of the shift production team, to ensure conformance to plan is >90%.
• Monitor throughput against capacity in order to maximise potential and actual performance.
• Ensure the delivery of Asset Care tasks to the required standard of completion.
• Play an active part in 24-hour team activities, to review capacity targets, identify opportunities and develop plans to achieve.
• Minimise all cost elements of the operation, including absence, material conversion, waste and give-away.
• Reduce costs by challenging line manning and operational standards.
• Operate the designated area at the routing standard for the SKU being produced, to achieve target efficiency.
• Work with the shift team to develop/implement ideas to reduce labour cost.
• To develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes of all production team members, through the agreement and implementation of personal/team development plans, to enable them to meet the necessary standards of performance and behaviour required to meet the area, shift and site objectives.
• Accountable for the cost of manning the designated area, ensuring no extra crew is utilised unless the total cost per SCE will be positively affected.
• Accountable for ensuring that there is an active people development programme to deliver trained relief's, to remove any requirement for overtime cover.
• Accountable that every period, all employees from designated area, attend a communication meeting. Agenda to include, KPI review for the business, site, shift and line performance, covering all areas of responsibility.
• Prepare and present information at daily shift meeting, focusing on KPI's and action plans to deliver on target perfomance.
• Ensure the factory is maintained at the standard required for food production at all times.

Principal Competencies

• Interpersonal skills including, listening, influencing, persuading, counselling, coaching and feedback.
• Planning, organising and analytical skills.
• High standard of written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Tenacious, self motivated, visionary and stress tolerant.
• Computer literate.

Skills and Experience - Essential

• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques, and processes,
• The application of world class manufacturing standards, food safety, employment / union law, Health & Safety and environmental legal requirements.
• Experience in managing and empowering others within a modern manufacturing context, using change management skills within a unionised environment.
• Process improvement techniques and implementation.
• Budget and cost control.

Desirable

• Formal further education qualification
• Manufacturing experience gained within an FMCG manufacturing environment.

Other Key Facts

• Work within Company and Legislative Health and Safety requirements
• Maintain personal and factory hygiene standards
• Assist with any training/retraining as requested
• Take part in any on going training
• Carry out any reasonable task as requested
• Be flexible in areas

What's in it for you?

• 30 days holiday per year plus 3 Bank Holidays
• Company pension
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Program providing mental health, financial and practical support to our employees through Grocery Aid
• Life Assurance

• Separate indoor & outdoor break areas
• Great friendly and welcoming working environment

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About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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