Shift Manager - Alternating Shifts
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Role Overview & Responsibilities
An opportunity has arised for a Shift Manager at Valeo Snackfoods, Blackpool manufacturing site.
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 Off, 12 hour nights
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Key Responsibilities
- Support the setting up of minimum stocks
- Effective people management
- Log all material shortages in material log sheet
- Sequence production runs to optimize
- Generate weekly plans in sequence and any capacity constraints
- Ensure demand is reflected in plan and highlighting any anomalies
- Updating demand planner daily
- Schedule outloads in line with plans
- Attending production meeting
- Ensure SKU speeds reflective of current run rates
- Continual improvement of the daily/weekly plan
- Ensure any new products follow the new NPD sheet
- Maintain KPI report update for manager (+4 weeks cover)
- Log all material shortages in material log sheet
- FGS to be managed to agreed targets in line with your manager and published weekly
Knowledge / Skills / Experience
- Excellent people management skills within an FMCG environment essential
- Worked with a broad range of SKU’s
- Experience of major retailer audits
- Extensive working knowledge and experience of BRC, HACCP, GMP and QMS.
- Thorough knowledge of the retailer manufacturing standards, and can demonstrate achievement of the highest ratings
- Experience of implementing new systems, procedures and improvement plans
- Thorough understanding and working knowledge of SOP’s and cleaning site schedules
- Extensive experience and understanding of food labelling requirements
Behaviours and Qualities
- Problem Solver/Solution Provider
- Collaborative
- Passionate and task- driven
- Integrity
- Focussed
- Energetic
- Open to change
- Proactive
- Supportive
- Motivator
- Decisive
- Coach/Mentor
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Blackpool, FY4 4NQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Shift Manager - Nights
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