Responsibilities & Measures of Success:
Relationship Development
Build and maintain strong working relationships with the site’s Senior Management team, working with function leads to deliver results through the team.
Develop effective working relationships with the Technical Services Teams, both internally and externally, working with them to develop strong underpinning knowledge on site processes.
Liaise regularly and develop good communication links with subject matter experts from within the wider business.
Liaise with the Commercial team to develop an understanding of customers, their expectations and requirements, and lead customer visits when on site
Develop an open, approachable and professional relationship with employees. Being present in the production area and taking an active interest in departments performance is an essential aspect of the role to develop strong positive employee relations.
Communicate openly and regularly with the Company Directors, keeping them updated with relevant site/departmental information.
Take an active interest and develop an understanding and a relationship where appropriate with key suppliers, particularly our equipment suppliers.
Operational Excellence
Lead the development of the annual site operating budget for presentation to the Director of Operations and Director of Finance, and then monitor and manage its delivery.
Ensure effective implementation of the agreed production plan ensuring deviations to plan are investigated, the true root causes are identified with appropriate and timely corrective action implemented to address issues identified.
Drive continuous improvement and problem solving through the effective and appropriate use of ‘lean’ tools to identify true root cause and to develop and implement plans to drive effective improvement and address issues in a timely manner.
Assign responsibility for developing standards to continually improve and develop more efficient methods of working.
Ensure product quality is optimised to meet/exceed customer expectation ensuring compliance to Leprino corporate and customer product and quality specifications.
Promote and maintain a culture of continuous improvement in all aspects of site operations to ensure business objectives are achieved.
Seek out cost optimisation opportunities in all aspects of plant operations effectively and appropriately using ‘Lean tools’ to drive improved Quality and Operational Efficiency to reduce both material and operating costs.
Manage performance through an effective KPI management approach
Hold regular target setting discussions with managers, ensuring focus on safety, quality production performance, output, downtime and rework. Identifying actions to be taken to address line issues and monitoring progress.
Through the Engineering Manager drive best practice in maintenance activities including both preventative and predictive plant maintenance to support optimised plant uptime and operating efficiency (OEE).
Work strategically with project teams to support the development and implementation of capital projects on site within agreed time and cost tolerances.
Lead the site in the initiation, development and implementation of value adding projects, implementing the relevant department project initiatives, monitoring progress, developing corrective actions as appropriate and requiring regular reporting on achievement to targets.
Work with the Director of Operations to develop and deliver the Operational aspects of the 5 years Strategic Plan “Good to Great by 28”.
People / Team
Provide Leadership for the Site Team providing direction, guidance and vision to support the achievement of Business goals and to develop Magheralin into a world class manufacturing facility.
Ensure a Management / Team Structure that effective supports the Business and Site goals.
Ensure the Vision for the Site is aligned to the Business goals and is understood and supported by the whole Team (One Team One Goal).
Ensure the Values of the Business are “lived and breathed” in all aspects of site operations.
Ensure responsibilities, accountabilities and expectations are set for and understood by all Managers and all within the team, and that Managers are motivated to succeed.
Through effective leadership and communication, create an environment for the whole team to contribute to the site’s success, creating a feeling of real ownership in the business.
Promote a culture of employee engagement, enhancing working relationships at all levels through effective motivation of the Team and a continuously developing programme of communication across the site.
Regularly lead team meetings, feeding back all important information and taking ownership of relevant actions.
Manage the team equilibrium by clearly communicating the targets that the site needs to be achieving and the way in which that process ought to be carried out
Inspire the team to achieve operational targets including volume, positive yield variance and general cost ambitions whilst ensuring quality standards are exceeded
Development of the Management Team through effective coaching and development plans supported by structured processes including regular one-to-one meetings.
Set SMART Objectives supported by the development and implementation of effective plans and milestones to support delivery of the site performance targets.
Set clear expectations on standards and performance for each member of the team, holding them accountable for delivery through clear action plans and reasonable execution timelines.
Promote timely and structured approach to close out and completion of agreed targets and actions.
When required actively participate in Employee Relations matters, including Investigation, Disciplinary, Grievance Hearing, and Appeal stages of formal processes, in line with HR guidelines and support.
Lead communication to all staff on companywide issues, news and status with a view to informing the team of the wider corporate context
Responsible Care
Promote and support the development of an effective and pro-active safety culture on site.
Drive a focus on workplace safety, ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with safe working procedures, ‘control measures’ identified via risk assessment
Oversee the implementation of the Leprino Health & Safety policy to ensure the safety at work of all employees
Ensure all operations on site are carried out to meet the requirements of the appropriate Health and Safety legislation and Company standards.
Take responsibility for maintaining an efficient and productive operation whilst adhering to all health and safety standards and seeking to deliver the right quality of finished products
Manage facilities, people and equipment to ensure quality and hygiene standards required by customers, accreditation bodies and legislation are achieved.
Drive and sustain excellent standards of hygiene and housekeeping to facilitate unannounced customer audits and the condition of “any visitor anytime”.
Ensure environmental compliance is maintained at all times.
Act as an ambassador for the business at all times, behaving in a professional and courteous manner with both internal and external customers.
Host visitors to the site, presenting all aspects of the site professionally and using commercial acumen to sell the virtues of the business
Ensure the site meets its Corporate Social Responsibility and good relations are maintained with the local community
Ensure equality of opportunity for all employees
Undertake any other duties as considered by the company to be within the scope of the role.
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