Overview
A great opportunity has arisen for an Operations/ Production Manager to join a manufacturer based in Caerphilly, South Wales. You can expect to achieve a salary of up to £36,000 working a three shift pattern of mornings, afternoons & nights.
The Role
Reporting into the Operations Director, you will provide leadership and management across the full Operations function to ensure that all production areas on the shift meet their objectives ensuring the production plan is met safely, to the required line efficiency, product quality, and hygiene standards.
You will be responsible for Shift Line Leaders, Technical Operators, Engineers (across a number of functions).
Key responsibilities:
- Accountable for managing the shift team, operating the factory in delivering the production plan to agreed product specification and performance targets in compliance with all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, Food Safety requirements, Legislative requirements, GMP and company policies and procedures.
- Responsible for ensuring that the production requirements are met in a sustainable manner by facilitating growth and development of the people on the shift to be a self-managing team in line with the site’s longer term growth and development strategies and big plans
- Accountable for the organisation, leadership and control of all activities within the factory on a shift basis ensuring highest quality products are produced at lowest possible cost, on time, safely and by a demonstrably competent, performance orientated workforce.
- Supporting the Operations Managers/Area Team Leaders to ensure all shift team members understand the company’s goals and objectives and their role in achieving them by delivering engaging briefs and training sessions, supporting the training plan delivery to facilitate this.
- Accountable for the working environment and the maintenance and improvement of the standards at all times meeting with (and exceeding) company requirements.
- Identifying improvements/Kaizen and working with Area Team Leaders and Operations Management team to make them happen
- Managing any emergency or potential disaster in line with the company’s DRP
- Managing any unannounced audits in relation to Quality or Safety (or any official external body eg HSE) outside of normal working hours
- Managing investigations in to breaches of rules, accidents or catastrophic failures in real time
- Conducting performance improvement meetings and formal meetings in accordance with the company disciplinary procedures
The Person
- Will be qualified to degree, ideally in an engineering discipline.
- Ideally hold Level 5 / Diploma – HNC / D coupled with proven experience.
- Food Safety & Hygiene / Quality / HACCP / H&S Qualifications
- Leadership courses
- Proven experience of managing teams within a fast paced production environment
- Lean, 6 sigma and 5S
The Package
- Salary range is up to £36k depending on skills and experience
- Shift pattern is 3 shifts attracting a 15% average premium
- 23 Days Holiday + 2 extra days with service and 8 Statutory holidays.
- Overtime is a requirement to meet operational needs.
- Pension contribution by the company of 5%.
- 6-month probation period.
JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies.
We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.