Area Operations Leader - Scarborough, United Kingdom - McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd

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Position Title:
Area Operations Leader


Position Type:
Regular - Full-Time


Position Location:
Scarborough


Requisition ID: 27061

  • There's nothing beige about McCain _
Except our potatoes — and we're extremely passionate about them.

When you join McCain, you'll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.

We've partnered with thousands of the country's supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud.

It's all about elevation and creating something better.
So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.


ABOUT THE JOB.


Join our dynamic team as an Area Operations Leader, where you will play a crucial role in leading the receiving operations within our production facility.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the area operates effectively, guaranteeing a continuous supply of high-quality potatoes that meet our planned schedule.

You will also be responsible for


Leadership:


  • Lead and manage the performance of individuals through regular performance, career, and development discussions.
  • Ensure Health and Safety in the receiving area, conducting audits and regular behavioural Observation of Safety (BOS) audits to reinforce a safety culture.
  • Equip and train the team for optimal performance, including conducting SOP assessments.
  • Coordinate daytoday tasks of receiving operatives, managing breaks to maintain continuous potato supply.
  • Organize holiday planning, manage team sickness, and oversee time and attendance.
  • Coordinate shared resources within receiving areas, supporting technical training for the team.

Business:


  • Ensure health and safety standards, including KES and behavioural Safety audits.
  • Collaborate with production and Potato Scheduling Manager to achieve schedule attainment and total line utilization/recoveries.
  • Manage daytoday operations, including SAP system requirements.
  • Ensure area KPIs align with wider plant and Agriculture objectives.
  • Operate within best practice food safety guidelines and maintain audit readiness.
  • Lead traceability activities and oversee waste management within the receiving area.

Technical:


  • Ensure daily SQDCEP delivery, including washers, crop utilization, and effective blending operations.
  • Liaise daily with production teams, making decisions on blending rates and technology operations.
  • Validate specifications at the peeler handover point with production.
  • Conduct routine sampling of raw materials, record data, and liaise with production for specification achievements.
  • Manage wet and dry bins, utilizing raw material for the highest usable.

Health & Safety:


  • Be accountable for personal safety and that of all personnel under your authority.
  • Establish practices for a safe working environment and hold people accountable for safety standards.
  • Challenge unsafe behaviors and enforce company H&S policy.

Food Safety:


  • Implement the company's food safety and quality policy.
  • Maintain a Food Safety and Qualityfocused mindset in your area.
  • Promote behaviors preventing contamination threats and escalate noncompliance immediately.
  • Be accountable for audit success within your area to support overall site audit success.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR


You'll have experience of working within a food manufacturing company and you'll be passionate about delivering the best result for our customers.

We're looking for someone who is a confident communicator with leadership or supervisory experience. You'll also have

  • Knowledge:_
  • Lean manufacturing principles (Desirable)
  • Advanced Food Hygiene (Desirable)
  • Health and Safety Requirements within FMCG (Essential)
  • HACCP (Desirable)
  • Understanding of continuous improvement (Desirable)
  • Intake knowledge (Desirable)
  • Skills:_
  • Confident and assertive communication at all levels (Essential)
  • Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills (Essential)
  • Assertive, independent, and selfsufficient (Essential)
  • Ability to cope effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines (Essential)

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?


Although we do encourage you to taste the goods, you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips.

For working hard, you'll also get a great salary and some pretty good benefits including:


  • An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
  • Flexible holidays where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
  • Private medical insurance scheme
  • Optional health cash plan
  • Cycle to work scheme
- 'Chips In' Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe

  • And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should

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