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WRS are pleased to announce that we have moved to larger newly refurbished offices we are now based at;
2 South View Roade Northamptonshire NN7 2NS
Weetabix bought by China’s Bright Food http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17935661
Restaurant Managers UK wide £25-30k + c£10k Bonus + Full Autonomy & Support to deliver Results & achieve your Potential call 07787 40 88 44
WRS are seeking a Production Manager £40k in Bucks on an initial 6 months contract.
Samworth Brothers pushing for £1 billion turnover http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Business-News/Samworth-Brothers-pushing-for-1bn-turnover
Fire at Carlsberg brewery in Northampton – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-14392283
Buyer Non Food Inventory & Services c£40k + Car + Bonus + Benefits – Berkshire call WRS to discuss on 07787 40 88 44
Export Sales Executive £17-19k an excellent opportunity to establish your career within a branded FMCG environment
Maintenance Engineer £25k Oxon Day Shift Call WRS to discuss 07887 40 88 44
2x Electrical Engineer £29k + o/t Northampton Day Shift PLC skills (Siemens, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley) Call WRS on 07787 40 88 44
NAE required for a branded Food Manufacturer c£30k + Bonus – Call 07787 40 88 44 to discuss in more detail
Head of International Sales – Food c£60k + Bonus Oxon
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and privately owned FMCG business based in Oxfordshire. Due to continued growth year on year in both the UK and International divisions, an opportunity has arisen for a European Export Manager to join the sales and marketing team. The organisation has a selection of instantly recognisable products and brands in it’s portfolio and the successful candidate will enjoy a breadth of opportunities to grow and develop these. In addition to working with the company’s branded products you will also have the opportunity to work with a number of very high profile licensed products as well as retailer own label ranges. Reporting to the Commercial Director, this varied role will allow you to employ your experiences of supplying FMCG products to the grocery retail channel across the whole of Europe, you will take full responsibility for the P&L of your defined portfolio and work both directly with European and Global retailers and where appropriate via agents and brokers in particular territories. You will have full autonomy to manage the International business as well as driving top lines sales whilst maintaining margin. The International business is a growing and increasingly significant part of the overall business and you will work alongside the Commercial Director in devising the longer term export strategy. You will have gained previous international sales experience possibly as an Export Manager and more specifically have worked in an export role supplying the grocery retail channel preferably within a food or drink environment. This can have been gained with either retailer own label or branded products and ideally both, previous experience of working with character licensed products would also be advantageous. As this position will require international travel and time away during the week you will be required to have a strong work ethic and ability to manager your own time and diary whilst working with a high degree of autonomy. In addition you will have a strong working knowledge of the major European grocery accounts and have previously worked with agents and brokers. You will be prepared to challenge the business and build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have a self-starter attitude. You will also have responsibility for managing an International Account Manager as such previous people management experience would be an advantage. This is an organisation which has grown rapidly and will continue to do so and as such you will need to be flexible, adapt to change and be comfortable working within a hands on flat structure which is more roll your sleeves up than ivory towers. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium convenience food to meet our customers’ requirements and exceed consumer expectation then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M 07787 40 88...
read moreHealth Safety & Environmental Manager £40-50k
This quality driven, well known high end food retailer are seeking to appoint a Health Safety & Environmental Manager to support their 2 main manufacturing facilities in London and Birmingham and across their retail stores UK wide. This is a great opportunity to work for a multi-site organisation that are investing heavily in their store expansion programme. This business are a market leading food retailer producing high end specialist foods. As part of the management team you will champion Health Safety & Environmental management and actively promote and develop a positive Health & Safety culture. You will be responsible for achieving continuous improvement against KPIs and ensuring all Health & Safety legislative and customer requirements are met. As the Health & Safety Manager you will be tasked to develop the Health & Safety strategy for all sites in conjunction with the Directors to improve and sustain the required safety culture. You will ultimately be responsible for ensuring that all employees, contractors and visitors are aware of their roles and accountabilities regarding Health & Safety. In order to achieve a true Health & Safety culture you will ensure training is provided. This is a forward thinking business so they will therefore require you to review and improve reporting and monitoring of all Health & Safety issues to ensure accuracy and visibility, ensuring all cases are actioned. You will be expected to establish strong relationship with colleagues in other sites to capture & share best practice and contribute to raising awareness, improving performance. The successful candidate will be a Health & Safety Manager with experience within either a food retail or Food Manufacturing facility, ideally you will have operated in both retail and manufacturing environments and have a food background, who can lead a culture of Health & Safety. The successful candidate will ideally have NEBOSH Diploma or be trained to NVQ level 4 and have a strong technical knowledge. They should be able to provide accurate, detailed guidance and counsel. The successful applicant will have a good knowledge of operational/process engineering roles with the ability to provide constructive input to technical...
read moreSenior Mechanical Design Engineer £40-45k
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a privately held building services company who over more than 20 years have established a very strong reputation for the quality of their building services projects. Specialising within the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) they employ all of their technicians, engineers and plumbers directly and this dedication to high standards of customer service has paid dividends as the business is experiencing a period of significant growth. As a result if this they are now seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Mechanical Design Engineer reporting to the Design & Build Manager. Our projects include large multi £million industrial and commercial schemes to smaller schemes and working for interesting clients including high street retailers, Schools/Universities, healthcare providers, contractors, developers etc. As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our significantly experienced and talented Building Services team. Based at our highly accessible offices with over 30 staff in Northampton, you will be responsible for delivering innovative solutions for our client’s. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer duties include: •Working as part of a design team delivering detailed design •Using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the systems required for the project •Designing site-specific equipment as required •Overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures •Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams •Attending a range of project group and technical meetings •Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements •Advising clients and architects on energy use and conservation in a range of buildings and sites, aiming to minimise the environmental impact and reduce the carbon footprint You will have experience with designing projects from conception through to completion including calculations, drawings, specifications, etc along with an accredited Building Services degree or higher educational qualification (HNC/HND)....
read moreTechnical Manager M40 c£50,000 + Bonus + Benefits
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 producing major brands as well as grocery retailer own label products across a hugely diverse product range incorporating several hundred SKUs. Reporting to the Managing Director you will be responsible for the technical management of all production, including product safety and legality, process control, traceability, quality assurance, quality control with support from the Quality Co-ordinator. You will ensure adherence to all food safety standards and legislation to meet internal and external requirements with particular emphasis on BRC accreditation. Including, but not limited to the implementation and development of the company Quality and Food Safety Management System. Manage, develop and ensure compliance to HACCP and all regulatory / compliance matters, including keeping up-to-date with current legislation and customer policies. Furthermore you will ensure production environments are maintained to high standards. As Company Technical Manager you will take a lead with pack copy approval to ensure compliance with current Food Labeling Regulations. Within your team you will ensure that training is delivered to ensure staff have adequate knowledge to achieve. The Technical Manager will also contribute to the formulation, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Manufacturing Strategy to provide operational effectiveness and ensure technical integrity. Your team will record all non-conformances and associated costs as well as manage the internal audit schedule. The department will also complete, maintain and control all technical specifications/requirements, specifically, but not limited to; o retailer web based and hard copy specifications o supermarket own label requirements o company and customer format specifications o specifications for raw materials and packaging As Technical Manager you will approve and audit all suppliers and maintain an approved suppliers’ database this will incorporate managing third party site visits, including, but not limited to; o Customer o Environmental Health Office o Trading Standards Office Our Technical Manager works alongside the NPD Manager to ensure customer standards are met and correct procedures followed. As the department head you will Chair relevant meetings including monthly QA/Ops, Supplier Review and other ad hoc meeting as well as manage the departmental budget. Lead, Motivate and develop the Quality Team, setting high standards and delivering customer excellence Prepare reports on KPI’s for monthly management meetings In order to succeed in your application and when in post you will already have be technically proven with a number of key retailers such as Tesco, Asda, M&S, J Sainsbury and Morrison’s, previous experience of dealing with the discounters would be an advantage. You will have a strong microbiological knowledge gained within an ambient food environment as well as a strong knowledge of allergen handling. Over and above these professional experiences you will also posses a number of key personal attributes such as a passion for food and driving technical standards, the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders and the energy and drive to inspire and motivate your team. Your previous experience of dealing with the grocery retailers will tell you that you will need to be high customer orientated whilst equally commercially astute. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium foods to meet our customers’ requirements and...
read moreManufacturing 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 role you will also conduct downtime analysis and corrective action planning as well as control and reduce material wastage usage levels whilst also controlling and managing time and attendance including sickness absence using established company procedures including. The Manufacturing Shift Manager will have responsibility with GMP for maintaining quality standards within the two plants on raw materials, packaging and processing issues. You will be required to fully understand all relevant Food Legislation for safe operation of the Plants. The Shift Manager will ensure all staff comply with the company Hygiene policies and procedures and maintain work areas in accordance with world class manufacturing standards of hygiene. You will be the champion of the highest possible levels of health and safety and housekeeping and ensure they are upheld in line with legislative, quality and Good Working Practice requirements. You will have already gained experience of working as a Shift Manager or FLM managing a team in a high volume manufacturing environment ideally supplying food and drink finished goods into the grocery channel. Alternatively you will have operated within an automotive, pharmaceutical or other FMCG manufacturing business. As such you will be experienced in Modern Manufacturing techniques and Change Management programmes and can demonstrate your achievements. Above all you will demonstrate a flexible, adaptable and positive attitude combined with and winning mentality. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium convenience food to meet our customers requirements and exceed consumer expectation then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M:07 787 40 88...
read moreMaintenance 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 of lean manufacturing. For further details please call Kieron Madden at WRS on M: 07787 40 88 44 or email your CV to...
read morePurchasing 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 apply modern purchasing tools and techniques in order to deliver the best total cost of ownership as opposed to simply opting for the lowest cost of purchase. We are seeking an individual with experience of sourcing both raw materials and packaging ideally within a food or drink manufacturing environment. Previous experience of using an ERP system such as Syspro would be advantageous as would experience of procuring; packaging, raw materials or finished product within an FMCG environment. If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high quality, premium convenience food to meet our customers requirements and exceed consumer expectations then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M:07787 40 88...
read moreQuality 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 and of course manage your department’s budget. You will already have gained experience of being a site Technical Manager or QA Manager and be seeking the additional responsibility of managing company wide technical issues across multiple sites. As such you will have managed teams of technical and quality professionals within a food or drink manufacturing environment supplying into the UK grocery retail channel and have a proven track record of delivering successful BRC audits. This will provide you with a string track record and reputation amongst the major retailers. As a graduate you will hold a relevant science or food science degree and poses a Strong microbiological knowledge in ambient foods. Over and above your food industry technical experience and achievements you will demonstrate a clear passion for producing and supplying premium, high quality food products to meet our customers requirements and exceed consumer expectations. You will also have a positive, pro-0active approach to finding solutions and enabling the business to achieve it’s aims. If you feel that you meet our requirements then in the first instance email your CV to Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M:077 87 40 88 44. ...
read moreTechnical 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 bought quantifiable benefits to your previous employers. Your experience to date will have provided you with the background and understanding of Nutrition, Quality systems, Food labelling, Food legislation, HACCP, Microbiology, Packaging and allergen control. Most importantly and above all else you will posses an obvious and infectious love of all things cooking and baking. For further details please call Kieron Madden at WRS on M: 07787 40 88 44 or email your CV to km@woodlandsrecruitment.co.uk...
read moreFMCG 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 you will be responsible for exploring new and lucrative Business/Customer potential as well as building and developing relationships with existing customers through meetings and tele-communications to agree and implementing effective Joint Business Plans. You will take lead on negotiating on; price, costs, investments, delivery and specifications with buyers and managers. You will also be negotiate the terms of customer agreements and closing sales; this will also require you to make accurate, rapid cost calculations and providing customers with quotations. As a sales role it is crucial that you are confident to challenge any objections with a view to getting the customer to buy; advising on forthcoming product developments and discussing and agreeing effective and agreed investments. More broadly you will need to create detailed proposal documents, often as part of a formal bidding process where necessary as well as gaining a clear understanding of customers’ businesses and requirements by gathering market and customer information which in turn will enable you to feed future buying trends back to the company; You will already have gained previous sales experience within an FMCG environment preferably dealing with food or drink products. You will need to be able to demonstrate the natural characteristics of a successful sales person namely; tenacity, self confidence, the ability to listen and the hunger to drive sales. In addition you will have string IT and presentation skills combined with a high level of numeracy and ability to analyse figures. If you feel that you have the commercial acumen and personal drive that we require then please apply to km@woodlandsrecruitment.co.uk or for further details please call Kieron Madden on 07787 40 88 44....
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