Manufacturing Shift Manager Northamptonshire £40-45k

Operating from two food 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 30 – 60 technical operators and liaise closely with the engineers within this high volume manufacturing environment. 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. As part of your...

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Maintenance Engineer Day Shift £30k M40

We are seeking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer to support the day shift within a truly fast paced and high volume manufacturing environment.  The business operates with 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 days based 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 on a Monday – Friday days based shift. 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 linx / Sato / Klikloc as well as a strong appreciation...

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Purchasing Assistant – Junior Buyer £22-28k M40

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories.  You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. As the company’s Purchasing Assistant your role will be extremely broad and cover a diverse range of raw material and packaging. You will provide supporting for the NPD department when sourcing new products / suppliers and also be responsible for developing longer term relationships with a group of core suppliers. This opportunity is working within an expanding privately owned business and as such you will also have involvement where appropriate with other departments across the business, as such a hands on “role your sleeves up” approach will be far more effective than a very corporate ivory towers mentality. Whilst you may be degree qualified this is by no means an essential requirement most importantly we are seeking a candidate who is able to work on their own initiative to deliver the required cost reductions with out any adverse effects to quality or service. As a driven purchasing professional you will be able to demonstrate that you possess a strong commercial acumen.  Strong and effective negotiation skills are a must as is the ability to convey and...

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Quality Manager £40-45k M40 Corridor

 Quality Manager £40-45k M40 Corridor                                                            This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients products Reporting g to the Managing Director you will be responsible for the technical management of the sites, including product safety and legality, process control, traceability, quality assurance, quality control with support from the Quality Co-ordinator.   As the company Technical Manager you will ensure adherence to all food safety standards and legislation to meet internal and external requirements with particular emphasis on BRC accreditation. You will also contribute to the formulation, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Manufacturing Strategy to provide operational effectiveness and ensure technical integrity.  The Technical Manager will record all non-conformances and associated costs whilst managing the internal audit schedule.  Your team will be responsible for completing, maintaining and controlling all technical specifications.  You will approve and audit all suppliers and maintain an approved suppliers’ database whilst managing third party site visits.   You will work alongside NPD Manager to ensure customer standards are met and correct procedures followed and also Chair relevant meetings prepare reports on KPI’s for monthly management meetings...

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Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing £20-25k

Technical Co-ordinator Food Manufacturing                    £20-25k M40 Corridor   This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and quality driven food manufacturer who supply a wide range of premium products primarily within the baking and ingredients categories.  You will be working with major brands as well as retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs.   Reporting to the Technical Manager you will provide support across all technical matters, liaise with internal and external customers on technical requirements, specifications and complaints. In addition you will maintain and up-date product information on the ERP system and web based customer supply chain platforms.  The role will also take responsibility for all artwork approval as well as providing quality support in the absence of the quality co-ordinator and working alongside them during peak times.   You will be a graduate with a Food Science / Food Technology degree or similar level of relevant qualification who is now seeking to develop their career by joining a growing and progressive organisation that is willing to give people responsibility and autonomy.  In addition to your academic qualifications you will be naturally numerate and able to demonstrate a level of commercial acumen and ability to understand the wider business picture and where you role fits within this.  It is crucial that you can demonstrate where and how you have...

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FMCG International Commercial Executive c£25k + Bonus

FMCG International Commercial Executive c£25k + Bonus This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your FMCG career within a commercial role designed to manage existing business as well as developing new business opportunities.  Working for an expanding branded food manufacturer which has benefited from significant capital investment and brand / range extensions you will be joining the business at an exciting time in it’s development into a major supplier within it’s categories.   Reporting to the International Manager you will be responsible for; designated International accounts, generating incremental revenue and margin, relationship building through effective Business Planning and strong sales implementation. You will be working with designated accounts to ensure both profit and budgets are exceeded and it will be you who manages all aspects of the commercial relationship.  Internally you will be working with Brand Team and NPD to deliver key agreed plans whilst ensuring relevant colleagues are aware of all key aspects of customers.  This is an international role and as such occasional over night and international travel will be required in order to visit.  The role is however predominately office based and business will be primarily conducted via; telephone, email and Skype.  As such you will have prior telesales or telephone account management experience and posses the excellent interpersonal skills required to build a strong rapport without necessarily ahving met the customer.   Within the role...

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