Manufacturing Team Manager

pladis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness.

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis is loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve?

As the Manufacturing Team Manager, you will be expected to make a positive impact and deliver results through others, by overseeing their development and leading by example. The purpose of your role is to manage people, plant, product and process delivery. You will be responsible for site critical metrics, team performance, and operational efficiency.

The role is a 12 hour rotating 2 dayshift, 2 nightshift, 4 off pattern.

What will be your key deliverables?

1. Direct and challenge team members to align with all requirements and behaviours of their role profile.
2. Responsible for motivating, leading & coaching of all Team Members.
3. Conducting regular monitoring and feedback of Team Members, identifying, evaluating and developing initiatives to ensure skill and competency levels are maintained.
4. Ensure production and conformance to plan targets are met and deploy the labour plan.
5. Responsible for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and potential efficiency; accuracy & waste recording; downtime; packet weights; labour numbers and efficiency.
6. Utilise, comply and maintain all the relevant systems to gather and produce robust management information. i.e. Autostore, Workday, SAP, SFOL, Absence Manager etc.
7. To ensure effective communication between operations team, management & support teams and engineering between shifts & individual Team Members by utilising the tiered accountability process & appropriate escalation points.
8. To ensure staff understand & demonstrate the importance of high levels of customer service (both internal and external), identify ways to improve customer satisfaction.
9. Continuously identify ways to reduce costs, improve standards and efficiency in all areas.
10. Ensure Quality Management Systems and procedures are followed in all areas of responsibility.
11. Achieve and maintain hygiene audit standards always.
12. Take accountability for ensuring all relevant documentation is completed to the required standard.
13. Responsible for identifying & resolving problems in all areas of their remit (staff, production & equipment).

What do you need for this role?

1. Proven leadership skills, leading by example, demonstrating high standards of behaviour, honesty and integrity.
2. Be a confident, effective and meaningful communicator, and be able to demonstrate a track record in leading teams to drive up standards and improve efficiency in all areas.
3. Management experience gained within a manufacturing environment.
4. Experience of working within a Lean Environment.
5. A proven track record of delegating, empowering, influencing and motivating people to achieve goals.
6. Develop and support people through coaching and feedback to achieve excellence.
7. Positive approach to self-development and achieving the skills required to fulfil the role.
8. Ability to positively adapt and respond to change for self and others.
9. An accountable mentality is essential.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.