Job Description

Reporting to the Production Manager, key responsibilities include:

• Management of labour, materials, waste, health and safety, quality and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) to agreed standards through your team.
• Ensure knowledge and understanding of to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and be a role model in adherence to these
• Driving performance and accountability in line with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) whilst utilising various operational and people-based systems to manage information
• Deliver, operate and maintain all activities required to ensure food safety, quality, legality and integrity throughout all site production, storage and packaging operations, achieving this through your and your team’s work.
• Have a strong focus on developing people through ensuring training compliance for each member of the team, support others with personal development and the ability to effectively manage a succession plan.
• Confidently manage all people-related activities such as recruitment and employee relations matters.
• Carry out and facilitate site visits within your area of responsibility that support and represent both the IML and Customer brand effectively.
• Own and lead the daily production meeting, reporting on area results and driving actions.
• Attend cross-functional meetings with wider teams providing valuable contributions whilst identifying areas of improvement.
• Lead, support and involve your team in relevant site wide initiatives and projects.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Demonstrable management experience, ideally within a food manufacturing environment.
• Uses own initiative with good time management
• Strong and confident leader
• Proven track record of managing a team to deliver business targets
• Quality focused
• Able to implement and manage change
• Good attention to detail and numbers
• Good decision maker and problem solver
• IT literate
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, procedures and technical knowledge

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
• 10% store discount including double discount weeks
• 30% discount with Club Individual Restaurant Group
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition
• Rewards discount / cashback scheme at over 150 retailers. Categories including shopping, electricals, holidays, restaurants, insurance, and more!