Area Manager

Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience + car allowance + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

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Position Summary

We are looking for a Production Area Manager to join our team in Tutbury. This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your career with one of the biggest companies on the planet.

As the Area Manager you will be responsible for leading a team of Line Performance Managers and a wider team of production operators to deliver agreed volumes to ensure customer demand is met!

The Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after circa £500 million investment over the last few years. It is also the home of Nescafe and Dolce Gusto in the UK producing a range of beverage products.

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business to maximise efficiency and productivity.

We are continually developing and expanding and so now is a great time to join us!

A day in the life of a Production Area Manager

Reporting into the Factory manager, as Area Manager you will be responsible for the people at the heart of our business and the day-to-day operations and performance improvement activities within production. You will focus on meeting key KPI’s & maintaining the legal requirements to safety, quality and cost standards.

Other key activities will include:

• Lead, support and coach your team of Line Performance Managers, Shift Leads and overall production team.
• Promote and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with the local legislation, promoting a Zero accident mind-set through continuous coaching on safety behaviours.
• Ensure that finished products are consistently manufactured meeting Product Quality attributes prescribed through the company QMS and meeting consumer expectations.
• Promote cleaning standards in line GMP standards.
• Contribute to the development & journey of the factory master plan.
• Direct and coordinate the production and maintenance strategy in line with embedding the line centric approach.
• Drive forward our continuous improvement activities through Nestle Continuous Excellence and TPM, coaching of methodology to drive the right culture and behaviours.
• Ensure ongoing smooth operation of factory through active employee engagement, a collaborative leadership style and good industrial relations.
• Take ownership for talent management.

What will make you successful

We are looking for someone who has worked in a leadership role within a complex manufacturing environment, passionate about driving lean manufacturing principles and has experience in culture change.

Other key attributes we are looking for:

• Inspirational People Leader.
• Proven experience in working with Trade Unions, change management and driving for results.
• Strong belief in the importance of H&S within a production and manufacturing environment.
• Experience of TPM and Lean manufacturing is essential.
• Ideally, you will be educated in a technical discipline. Preferably degree qualified but would also consider those qualified through extensive experience.
• Understanding of modern maintenance & management tools.
• You will be credible, approachable and results driven– able to gain the buy-in of key stakeholders on site and across the wider business and flex your style depending on the audience.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is 06/01/2025.

Please note we have extended the application period for this role till the end of the year, and you will expect to hear a response on your application in early January 2025.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.