Location: Chessington, Surrey KT9 1TW
Salary: Depending on experience
Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off Day Shift
Hours: 07:00am – 07:00pm
Reports to: Area Manager
Accountabilities
* Safety – To ensure all employees and agency work in a safe environment, every day. If an accident or incident occurs, I act.
* People – To develop and train a well-balanced multiskilled team. Proactively driving performance of team and developing our talent pool for ongoing success.
* Quality – Manufacture safe and legal food and maintain an environment which nurtures this. Proactively reducing non-conformity and driving process improvements. To demonstrate and lead by example whilst working collaboratively and cross‑functionally.
* Delivery – Achieve business KPI metrics focused on customer service and product quality with an emphasis on continuous improvement opportunities.
* Cost – Achieve business KPI metrics focused on yield/carcass utilisation, labour and line efficiencies with an emphasis on continuous improvement opportunities.
* Focusing on SPQDC
* To be committed to the manufacture of safe and legal food and maintain an environment that supports this process
* Attend and present in Tier 2 meetings, sharing key KPIs, escalating issues, contributing to resolutions and reviewing performance
* Creating a clear handover for the following shift, highlighting any areas of focus
* Working cross‑functionally with the Technical, Hygiene, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to ensure production runs smoothly, collectively resolving any issues that may arise
* Ensure the factory is set up within the first 15 mins of shift to meet the production plan. Oversee all factory operations including goods in, production, assembly and dispatch
* Promote and raise standards in regard to Quality, Food Safety and Health & Safety. Ensure the site is always audit‑ready following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
* Labour planning and allocation to ensure we have the right resources to fulfil the production plan, including booking agency workers and scheduling overtime, managing absence and holiday
* People Management – leading a team in achieving the weekly targets, correcting failures, creating training plans for team member development
Qualifications
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage a team and work cross‑functionally with a number of key stakeholders
* Strong People‑Focus, with the ability to manage a team and foster a proactive and positive culture
* 2+ years in leadership roles responsible for small teams
* 2+ years in FMCG, preferably within the Food Industry
* Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices
* Daily ambient/chilled supply experience advantageous
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