Manager Produkcji - Ossett, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Kerry

Description

Position Type FT Permanent

Kerry offers the industry's largest portfolio of Taste & Nutrition Systems and Functional Ingredients & Actives, serving the Global Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical industries.

We work with the world's top Retailers and Manufacturing companies to produce some of the best private-label products and tailored Food & Beverage solutions on the market.

We also work with the leading Food Service chains helping to deliver appetising, relevant and innovative custom solutions, using our expertise in new product development, production and commercialisation.

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

This is an exciting new role to take the Ossett Operation on the next step in it's evolution as the largest Private Label Butter, Spreads and Margarine factory in the UK.

You will be responsible for the day-2-day operation of the factory through the leadership of 3 shift managers and their leadership teams.

You will work cross functionally and collaboratively with site Maintenance and Quality Managers to ensure that the site balances the Quality / Operations / Maintenance priorities.

You will set the tone and oversee the overall production management of the site, responsible for around 75 employees, reporting directly into the Operations Manager.

You will have a track record of engaging with plant personnel, a desire for continuous improvement, self-awareness and can demonstrate building effective teams through instilling trust and holding accountability.

A driver for all manufacturing operations including Safety, Quality, Throughput optimisation (OEE), Customer service, Employee engagement and development.
Hitting Adherence To Plan (ATP) and other daily Key Performance Indicators.

Engage with Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to ensure timely intervention on key issues that may derail the production process.

This is an exciting opportunity to support a large scale, complex food manufacturing business. This person will coach a strong, cohesive factory support team that are very engaged and capable.

The primary job requirement is to ensure effective execution of the manufacturing plan that underpins the site throughput, quality and service targets.

Relevant Safety qualification (Desirable - IOSH/NEBOSH)
HACCP / Food safety level 3
Progressive experience within food, beverage or pharma industry in a production lead role
Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally in an Engineering or Food Safety discipline
Demonstrated success as a change agent in a continuous shift environment

Understanding and experience of high quality and food hygiene standards, and leading site audits from customers and associated bodies.

Detailed production planning or operational department planning (desirable)
Strong change management capabilities

Numerical ability to interpret and analyse key process data to enable timely fault finding to root cause, recommend efficiency improvements or process improvements.

Opportunity for career development, matched pension scheme to up to 10% and access to an employee assistance program and employee benefit platform.

One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life.
One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together.

We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

Consistent with our policy of providing equality of opportunity for all, we are required to seek particular information from applicants.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number.

In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar).

Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses.

In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
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