Operations Manager
Cardiff

Continental Shift Pattern

We are currently looking for an experienced Shift Operations Manager to join our team in Cardiff!

As the Shift Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the effective Juice manufacture within the Cardiff site, on a shift rotation basis. This role entails being the accountable person on site outside of normal working hours. Delivering for our customers through leadership, direction and development of high performing teams focused on meeting performance metrics relating to Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People (SQCDP) within the manufacturing process.

You will be the facilitator of business policies and their deployment within the Juice manufacturing processes. As well as this, you will also be responsible for ensuring HSE facets within manufacturing are implemented and maintained, escalating issues to the relevant authority. With a team of 4 directly reporting into you, you will support Cardiff’s site vision to be the home of operational excellence and the customer’s first choice soft drinks manufacturer.

Benefits:

• 23 days annual leave (including additional day for your birthday) + bank holidays
• 14.5% pension
• Flexible holiday option - buy 4 additional days per year
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Critical illness cover
• Learning & development opportunities

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Manufacturing Manager in delivery of business objectives and stand up in the position of Manufacturing Manager during holiday periods
• Be a people manager, responsible for crewing, budgetary resource capacity planning, absence management, disciplinary, training, recruitment, and PDR’s
• Embed a safety culture mindset within the team, ensuring daily and weekly audits are undertaken and corrective / improvement actions are closed out
• Facilitate multi skilling skills balancing within team, with demonstrable competency assessment
• Embed High Performance Work Team culture through facilitation of KATA problem solving methods, workplace organisation, process confirmation and Continuous Improvement CI projects
• Manage the material flow of product through the factory in line with set rules around storage, location and WIP on floor
• Improve the production system through facilitation of Operational Excellence maturity, including a strong facilitation of key Operational Disciplines
• Manage year on year cost reduction tactical improvement projects, through cost of failure analysis and prioritisation that deliver maximum return
• KPI focussed, ensure data collection within the processes to facilitate continuous improvement projects and methods
• Drive production asset and process efficiency through OPR measures and throughput improvements
• Participate in and sometimes lead, cross functional improvement projects
• Ensure Level 2 and Level 3 reviews are conducted correctly, behaviours, metrics and escalations, in line with the Princes FMS principles
• Communicate effectively with your team on business performance, alerts and KPI related matters
• Conduct regular one-to-one and PDR development reviews with team members
• Ensure new starters, Fixed Term Contractors and Apprentices are sufficiently mentored throughout their employment and appraisal process with Princes
• Plan and organise daily activities and business objectives through an aligned standard diary
• Carry out all operational leadership related activities in accordance with annual Operations objectives and business imperatives
• Manage the Time & Attendance and HR System for all direct reports

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Creating and leading high-performance teams,
• Management experience in a unionised environment (preferred),
• NEBOSH National General Certificate (minimum),
• Incident Management certified,
• Lean 6sigma Green Belt (preferred),
• Computer Literate in Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook,
• Kata Problem solving and coaching trained,
• Fully conversant with Operational Excellence methods.

To maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards by ensuring all associated policies and procedures are adhered to.