BBF is one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable retailers across the UK and European market.
We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.
Production Shift Manager (2pm-10pm)
Salary up to £43,388
BBF Limited
Blackburn, Lancashire
We are currently recruiting a Production Shift Manager for our 2pm-10pm shift at our Shadsworth bakery in Blackburn. You will lead and develop an Operations Shift, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient order fulfilment, with a focus on health and safety, product quality, cost control, and team engagement.
Who are we looking for?
* Background in food production management.
* Ability to coach and lead as well as manage.
* Ability to engage Direct Reports as well as train and develop them.
* Open, honest, and respectful relationships with all colleagues.
* Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
* Ability to work as part of a wider Manufacturing Team, including NPD and support functions.
* PC Literate (MS Office, TROPOS)
* Excellent planning and organisational skills.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Flexibility – to meet the demands of the role.
The role of Production Shift Manager (2pm-10pm)
Ensure the Shift and people conform to SHE legislation, policies, and standards.
* Take a pro-active approach to the reduction of accidents, risks, and hazards in the factory to create a safe working environment.
- A “report all accident” environment delivering an accident rate reduction.
- Near misses raised and hazards closed out.
- Pre-start up paperwork compliance with all issues reported.
* Risk Assessments reviewed and up to date.
- Ensure all product released meets Food Safety and Quality standards/ legislation.
- Ensure the Team are compliant in traceability, document control and completion.
* Ensure the Team is operating to specifications set.
- All products released are to QAS standards.
- Audit/Complaint scores to target.
- Paperwork compliance.
- Audit/Visit ready.
- Traceability compliance.
* GMP audit scores to target.
* Effectively manage controllable costs of labour, raw materials, and waste.
* Ensure stock accuracy.
- Labour to budget.
- Out of date material costs.
- Raw materials/packaging variance to budget.
* Waste within budget.
• Deliver the production schedule on time in full.
• Drive the performance of the line across the areas of OEE, waste, weights, and operational downtime.
- Reduction in line downtime.
- Effective reporting of line performance and variances against target at performance reviews.
- Effective relations with the Engineering Department to ensure prompt corrective actions and closeout of issues.
* Effective shift handovers and plant walk rounds.
- Lead, motivate, train, and develop the Team to deliver Business requirements.
- Ensure the Team consistently adheres to all policies and procedures.
* Support SM in developing a Succession Plan for the Team.
- Team compliance to mandatory training.
- Delivery of Team briefs.
- Has a nominated successor for the role.
- Performance/absence management in line with Company Procedures.
* Engages the Team through recognition.
* Develop a CI culture within the Team, always looking for ways to positively impact on the business.
- Continuous Improvement Project ownership and completion.
- Initiate Root Cause Investigations and drive follow up actions.
- Positive trends in KPIs for Safety/Quality/Cost/Delivery metrics.
Who are BBF Limited?
BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.
Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!
We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do. On top of making some delicious cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.
What benefits do we offer?
Financial
* 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit
* Access to the company Benefits Hub
* Access to ‘Company Shop’ – a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products
Health & Wellbeing
* 25 days holiday per annum (plus statutory holidays)
* 24/7 Access to a GP
* 24/7 Bereavement Support
Personal & Professional Development
* Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team
* Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses
A few other bits
* Quarterly and Yearly BBF Star Awards – recognising those who have gone above and beyond!
* Free on-site parking
* Free refreshments
Recruitment Agencies
All our recruitment is managed centrally via the internal recruitment team. We operate a recruitment PSL when we require assistance, and we aren't adding to this at present. Any agency assistance will be instructed accordingly and therefore any CVs sent to any BBF Limited employee will be treated as a gift and won't be liable for a fee. Please don't speculatively contact us about this vacancy or any other vacancy.