Production and Warehouse Manager, Suffolk

Job Description

Our client is a very successful and well-established Food Business. Now an exciting opportunity arises to join the team…

ROLE

Purpose

To produce food products that are safe, legal, authentic and the correct quality and integrity by managing the most cost effective operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of the production and warehouse facility and its day to day operation.
• Ensure the product is packed and available at the required delivery times.
• Manage Production Team and assist in maintaining good level of Occupational Health & Safety.
• Arrange and ensure that each shift is adequately staffed according to the business needs.
• Ensure that staff are working efficiently to obtain optimum throughput and to reach set targets.
• Ensure that down time is kept to a minimum by monitoring change over times and time taken to supply raw materials.
• Develop a continuous improvement culture within the area of responsibility.
• Development and training of staff in process and packing.
• Agree production plans and implement those plans in the most efficient way possible.
• Ensure correct standards and conditions are in place to produce safe, authentic products of the required quality.
• Monitor ingredient and packaging stock levels.
• Ensure that product/ production practices comply with legislation, customer requirements, BRC, as well as Company standards and respond to /deal with any reported raw material, finished product, traded goods or packaging issues.
• Ensure all due diligence records/documents are completed, up to date, filed and well maintained.
• Manage PPM and cleaning to the required schedules.
• Dealing with any non-conformances regarding Pest, Security, Quality, Food Safety and Integrity issues and other relevant issues, involving the Technical Manager where necessary.
• Responsibility for Health & Safety of themselves and others in area.
• Any other task as required for continuous improvement of Food Safety, Integrity, Quality, Health & Safety and Legality.

CANDIDATE

You will have a proven track record in people management within a manufacturing environment. Food experience is not essential. You will have the necessary gravitas to lead by example, while working closely with the Site Operations Manager and Production Supervisor.

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to andrew@drnewitt.com or contact Andrew Donaldson on 0131 226 5060.