Food Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-45k

Manufacturing Shift Manager        Northamptonshire     £35-45k Operating from two major manufacturing facilities our client produces some of the UK’s leading branded food products and has extended this portfolio with a number of highly successful new product launches.   Having undergone a substantial structural and cultural change programme they are now seeking to maximise the benefits of these changes and to establish a culture of continuous improvement as they strive towards operating within recognised lean manufacturing and GMPs.  As one of the Manufacturing Shift Managers you will play a crucial role in ensuring that this change programme is implemented and executed at the front line where the efficiencies can be truly derived. You will be responsible for a team of 20 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this highly automated high volume manufacturing environment.  Working across two plants this is a critical front line manager role in leading the change management programme in Manufacturing.  You will manage, motivate and lead the team to deliver the company’s business plan.  On shift you will ensure handovers are effective, detailed and accurate and any non-conformities identified and reported in a timely, concise manner.  Managing and reducing costs is crucial for all FMCG businesses to maintain and improve their margins in the current market.  As such you will identify and support delivery of change management improvements, have an understanding of, and control, costs...

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Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-38k

Operating from two major manufacturing facilities our client produces some of the UK’s leading branded food products and has extended this portfolio with a number of highly successful new product launches. Having undergone a substantial structural and cultural change programme they are now seeking to maximise the benefits of these changes and to establish a culture of continuous improvement as they strive towards operating within recognised lean manufacturing and GMPs. As one of the Manufacturing Shift Managers you will play a crucial role in ensuring that this change programme is implemented and executed at the front line where the efficiencies can be truly derived. You will be responsible for a team of 20 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this highly automated high volume manufacturing environment. Working across two plants this is a critical front line manager role in leading the change management programme in Manufacturing. You will manage, motivate and lead the team to deliver the company’s business plan. On shift you will ensure handovers are effective, detailed and accurate and any non-conformities identified and reported in a timely, concise manner. Managing and reducing costs is crucial for all FMCG businesses to maintain and improve their margins in the current market. As such you will identify and support delivery of change management improvements, have an understanding of, and control, costs within budgetary limits including labour....

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Night Shift Manager £40k Spalding, Lincs

We are seeking to recruit a Night Shift Manager to manage the manufacturing department on a shift basis within a truly fast paced and high volume chilled food manufacturing environment. The business operates within the UK Food industry providing a range of Branded and Private Label products to the UK Grocery retail market. Having a strongly customer driven approach has enabled the business to develop long term relationships with some of the UK’s leading grocery retailers which in turn ahs led to significant growth and business expansion. You will be responsible for a team of technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this highly automated high volume manufacturing environment. Working across the entire plant with full autonomy and responsibility on the night shift this is a critical role in leading the change management programme in Manufacturing. You will manage, motivate and lead the team to deliver the company’s business plan. On shift you will ensure handovers are effective, detailed and accurate and any non-conformities identified and reported in a timely, concise manner. Managing and reducing costs is crucial for all FMCG businesses to maintain and improve their margins in the current market. As such you will identify and support delivery of change management improvements, have an understanding of, and control, costs within budgetary limits including labour. As part of your role you will also conduct downtime analysis...

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Multi Skilled Engineer c£30k Spalding, Lincolnshire

We are seeking to recruit a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to support the manufacturing department on a shift basis within a truly fast paced and high volume chilled food manufacturing environment. The business operates within the UK Food industry providing a range of Branded and Private Label products to the UK Grocery retail market. Having a strongly customer driven approach has enabled the business to develop long term relationships with some of the UK’s leading grocery retailers which in turn ahs led to significant growth and business expansion. As a shift based Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will operate in conjunction with the Engineering Manager and Operation Manager to ensure the automated equipment runs at an optimum. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers. As an apprentice trained engineer you will ideally have an electrical bias or be a mechanical engineer who also holds C&G 16th Edition or ideally 17th Edition. You will already have gained experience of supporting a high volume manufacturing operation and have a progressive and pro-active approach to engineering services. Working with highly automated plant equipment engineering as a function would be a distinct advantage as would previous experience with a food or drink environment. In addition to your apprenticeship and time served experience you will ideally have experience of working with PLCs and exposure to and...

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Quality Hygiene & Compliance Manager c£45k Northamptonshire

This is a superb opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading FMCG brands at a time of considerable investment, change and growth. As one of the nation’s favourite food brands it is critical that Weetabix maintains it’s reputation for premium quality food products across it’s full product range. Reporting to the site Business Unit Operations Manager you will be have responsibility for the Quality Assurance function on site and as such you will champion QA across all functions. On a day to day basis this will require you to take a lead within the business unit for all aspects of hygiene and food safety as well as product quality. Having already operated at a Quality Manager level within a food manufacturing or drinks industry environment you will have a clear knowledge and understanding of HACCP and BRC. Previous direct exposure to the major UK Grocery multiples and other significant customers will be hugely advantageous as will prior experience of leading audits. Within this role you will play an instrumental role in delivering compliance to BRC, Grocery Retail, legislative and internal Weetabix standards. Weetabix is an established and successful business, it is also one which recognises the need to change, evolve and improve as such we will be seeking a Quality Hygiene & Compliance Manager who will have the strength of character to question existing practices and to introduce...

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Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £35-38k

Operating from two major manufacturing facilities our client produces some of the UK’s leading branded food products and has extended this portfolio with a number of highly successful new product launches. Having undergone a substantial structural and cultural change programme they are now seeking to maximise the benefits of these changes and to establish a culture of continuous improvement as they strive towards operating within recognised lean manufacturing and GMPs. As one of the Manufacturing Shift Managers you will play a crucial role in ensuring that this change programme is implemented and executed at the front line where the efficiencies can be truly derived. You will be responsible for a team of 20 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this highly automated high volume manufacturing environment. Working across two plants this is a critical front line manager role in leading the change management programme in Manufacturing. You will manage, motivate and lead the team to deliver the company’s business plan. On shift you will ensure handovers are effective, detailed and accurate and any non-conformities identified and reported in a timely, concise manner. Managing and reducing costs is crucial for all FMCG businesses to maintain and improve their margins in the current market. As such you will identify and support delivery of change management improvements, have an understanding of, and control, costs within budgetary limits including labour....

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