Manufacturing Team Manager

Location: Sefton

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
* * to succeed here 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

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** Manufacturing Team Manager - Nights
**** The role is available on a rotational pattern including weekends covering Night shift (12-hour shifts).
** 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 are 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.

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 lead people, plant, product and process delivery. You will be responsible for site critical metrics, team performance, and operational efficiency.

This role is based at our Aintree factory which produces savoury products for our Jacobs brand.
* Direct and challenge team members to align with all requirements and behaviours of their role profile.
* Responsible for motivating, leading & coaching of all Team Members.
* Conducting regular monitoring and feedback of Team Members, identifying, evaluating and developing initiatives to ensure skill and competency levels are maintained.
* Ensure production and conformance to plan targets are met and deploy the labour plan.
* Responsible for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and potential efficiency; accuracy & waste recording; downtime; packet weights; labour numbers and efficiency.
* Utilise, comply and maintain all the relevant systems to capture and produce robust management information. i.e. Autostore, Workday, SAP, SFOL, Absence Manager etc.
* 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.
* To ensure staff understand & demonstrate the importance of high levels of customer service (both internal and external), identify ways to improve customer satisfaction.
* Continuously identify ways to reduce costs, improve standards and efficiency in all areas
* Ensure Quality Management Systems and procedures are followed in all areas of responsibility.
** Bring your experience.
**** Essential
* ** Validated leadership skills, leading by example, demonstrating high standards of behaviour, honesty and integrity.
* Be a confident, effective and challenging communicator, and be able to demonstrate a track record in leading teams to drive up standards and improve efficiency in all areas.
* Management experience gained within a manufacturing environment.
* Experience of working within a Lean Environment
* A consistent track record of delegating, empowering, influencing and motivating people to achieve goals
* An accountable mentality is crucial
** Desirable
* ** Experience of working across bakery and savoury snacks processing is preferable
* Positive approach to self-development and achieving the skills required…