Shift Production Manager

Shift Production Manager

• Are you experienced in driving operational efficiency within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment?
• Do you have experience of leading teams or shifts within FMCG manufacturing?
• Are you an organised leader with people and process at the forefront of your mind?

MacGregor Black is partnering with a leading food business on the search for a Shift production Manager. This is a perm role based in Birmingham.

Key Responsibilities

• • Drive performance of your team and support functions to deliver efficiency.
  • Seek out new and innovative ways to deal with production issues, utilizing CI techniques.
  • Ensure compliance with all site Health and Safety Regulations
• Execute the shift training plan to improve performance / flexibility and organise any additional training through gap analysis that may be required.
• Being responsible for the management and development of Team Leaders and colleagues. 
• Leading your shift on all food safety, health & safety and quality standards adherence.
• Taking the lead on your shift for customer visits and audits, ensuring effective planning, co-ordination and delivery.
• Help to implement continuous improvement initiatives across a range of areas.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum 3 years managing teams within a fast-paced food or beverage manufacturing environment e.g. multiple SKUs, product changeovers, packaging variants etc.
• Understands how KPIs are developed, and a track record of achieving results and ‘raising the bar’.  Must be familiar with Production Performance Measurements.
• Experience of continuous improvement in a production environment of implementing change through effective management.
• Strong management skills and an ability to operate and make decisions under pressure, whilst having your team at the forefront of your mind.  Must be people oriented.
• A proven track record of close working relationships with all operational functions and an appreciation of what each function is required to achieve to execute the plan.
• Experience of CI within FMCG.

Salary circa 42k + shift allowance and benefits.
Please contact Fay Scott today for further information.