About the role
Our Department Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge? Reporting into the Production Manager you would also be responsible for:
* Leading your team to successfully deliver your lines KPI’s and drive business performance
* You will coach, develop and lead your staff and establish a continuous improvement culture
* You will work closely with internal and external suppliers and will build strong, effective relationships ensuring that the site is legally compliant
* You will ensure that all levels of waste are recorded, and are accurate including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and potential efficiency; accuracy and waste recording; downtime; product weights; and staff efficiency
Shift: 2pm to 10pm late shift, Monday to Friday and 1 in 4 weekends
About you
As well as tons of resilience you must have:
* Experience of a Department Manager/Shift Manager or equivalent
* Experience in a large scale production/warehouse operation, ideally across Food Manufacturing
* The ability to coach and encourage your team and help them explore opportunities to continuously improve how they do their job
* The ability to problem solve, and implement process changes in order to improve operational performance
* Experience of managing budgets and controlling costs
* Strong leadership and coaching skills in order to engage motivate and develop large teams with varying skill sets
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