Production Manager

2 months ago

Aston Cheshire East, United Kingdom Bakkavor Group Full time
Production Manager Bakery - Nantwich, Cheshire
We rise to challenges together
Monday-Friday
Permanent
Competitive salary
Bonus scheme
Private Healthcare
Why join us?
We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.
What we do.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Production Bakery Manager to join our busy food manufacturing facility in Aston, Cheshire. The site make specialty hand-crafted flatbreads, baguettes, doughballs and ciabattas for customers including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys.
About the role.
You will lead the Bakery area and be responsible for its performance and deputise for the Assembly Manager as required. Our Bakery operation operates 24/7, supplying a variety of bakery products to our assembly operations which are then converted into finished goods. Helping you to deliver in role will be a team of Bakery Team Leaders & Technicians. You will also work closely and effectively with support functions including H&S, Engineering, Planning, Technical, Process OPEX and HR.
Accountabilities :
Using Continuous Improvement tools and techniques e.g. Performance Improvement Plans, team result plans, value stream mapping, line balancing and problem solving, utilising the Bakkavor Operating System e.g. RedZone to ensure that targets are met and regularly challenged / improved upon.

To lead and drive standards of quality, food safety, hygiene and housekeeping within areas / shift, to ensure that both Business and Customer standards are maintained.

Attend daily factory reviews and coach team members to ensure the quality of the meetings and actions is to the right standard. Accountable for delivering high quality Top Loss/ Kaizen activity for shift.

To pro-actively review and manage the performance of all team members across your shift. Utilise KPI data to benchmark, challenge and drive performance improvement.

In conjunction with the Learning and Development team, ensure the effective ownership, planning and delivery of training and development activity across your shift.

In conjunction with the Process Development team, support the co-ordination of NPD activity ensuring teams have the information, resources and time to deliver successful process from product trial to launch.

Effectively plan, organise and measure labour and material requirements to ensure that both short- and long- term agreed targets are met.

Agree core manning detail for shift, including skills required and work closely with the central recruitment team ensuring the team recruitment process meets the business needs. Takes accountability for labour turnover performance.

Develop and maintain an engagement culture where effective two-way communication is welcomed, clear and embraced by all colleagues and encourages the Bakkavor values. About you.
Experience in the food industry, especially chilled food or FMCG is preferable but not essential.

Proven track record of effective interaction with operational and non-operational stakeholders to deliver manufacturing targets while maintaining SHE and food safety standards.

To be able to demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills (verbal, written and presentations). And experience of motivating and engaging teams.

A logical, analytical and clear thinking approach, particularly under pressure.

Has a rounded and balanced sense of judgement, recognising when to escalate issues to more senior levels of management.

Must be adaptable and flexible to working hours and areas.

Intermediate Food Hygiene and IOSHH qualifications are preferable. What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy:
Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
Private medical insurance
Annual Bonus Scheme
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
Staff Shop
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Discount & cashback platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free health check
Employee Assistance Programme
A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
Free independent mortgage advice
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Free car parking Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team
Find out more and apply.
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