Department Manager

Are you looking for a new role where you, as a manager you, can take overall responsibility and accountability for your department,

Needing that autonomy in your working life? Looking to work with a massive player in the Food processing sector in the country?

My client, suppliers to UK retailers focused on chilled ready-to-cook products, has an exciting opportunity for an Area / Departmental Manager to join our Production team.

In this role, the primary responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that manning levels (all roles) are in line with plan/expectations.
  
• Check the production plan/targets for the current shift.
  
• Ensure sufficientraw material quantity and qualityto achieve the daily running plan.
  
• Monitor productivity rates throughout the shift, ensuring targets are achieved, and finished product quality is to specification.
  
• Ensure that all customer orders are completed in full and within the scheduled departure times.
  

• Develop employees to ensure adequate succession planning for all processes.
  
• Ensure that Hygiene, Safety and GMP standards are adhered to and always achieved within the Department.
  
• Ensure that all employees are adequately trained for the tasks expected of them.
  
• Communicate daily with the Production Manager and opposite Departmental Manager regarding all relevant issues.
  
• Ensure the Team Leaders within your remit know their area of responsibility for the shift and their shift targets.
  
• Carry out staff appraisals within your team at least once per annum.
  
• Challenge existing processes and look at better ways of working.
  

The current shift pattern is under review but currently sits at:

week 1, days, week two backs working every second weekend

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