ob Role: Production Manager
Salary: £40,000
Location: Middlesbrough
Type: Full Time / Permanent
Overview
Everest People Solutions are recruiting for a Production Manager to join a food manufacturing business. Through a well-managed team you will ensure compliance with the production plan to deliver product in a timely fashion to costed standard, within agreed quality parameters and in a safe working environment. You will deliver world class manufacturing standards through self and team development and involvement.
Key Duties & Responsibilities for the Production Manager
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To ensure that the team delivers the daily and weekly production plan in line with the core operating and technical procedures of the business.
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Ensure that the staffing levels are appropriate, and the team have the skills and training to meet the needs of the business.
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To coach the production team to help them achieve daily output targets and meet the operating plan.
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Support the senior management team in developing the operating plan for the business
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To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by OAR. To monitor and develop procedures to ensure that the Company has the appropriate focus in place to meet its statutory Health and Safety responsibilities.
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To always maintain excellent GMP standards, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits, for example BRC.
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Ensure the smooth running of the core business by liaising with department leaders to co-ordinate stock, production, picking and dispatch.
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To manage and control set KPI’s - Plan attainment, Cost of Quality, Labour Cost, Training, Skills Gap, Recruitment / Retention, Downtime and Waste.
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Take the lead on our food safety culture and have this at the forefront of all we do.
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Proactive day to day problem solving to ensure daily plan is met - this includes bottleneck management and team management to ensure throughputs maintained at target levels
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Proactively suggest process improvements that can improve throughputs and efficiency
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To motivate, manage, train and develop team workers and, the interviewing, recruitment and retention of new starters
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Be a positive presence in all meetings
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To carry out the HR function of the shift, in dealing with development and staff management, which will involve RTW’s, investigations and disciplinaries.
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Ensure staffing levels are optimised and any holiday /sick cover is in place, and skills gaps are addressed.
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Support NPD and Project Teams during the development of new products or site projects
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Set a good example to all other staff in both manner and conduct.
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Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
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Well-developed Health & Safety awareness and management
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Good communicator at all levels
Requirements for the Production Manager
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Well-developed Health & Safety awareness and management
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Good communicator at all levels both written and verbal
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Integrity & sound judgement under pressure
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People management and influencing skills
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Positive “Can Do” attitude
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Flexibility and a willingness to learn
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Knowledge of food safety systems and factory standards
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5 years experience in a similar role