About The Role
Overall purpose of Role:
The focus of the Feeds Plant Shift Manager role is to lead the Feeds Plant Operators to work together safely and efficiently to deliver the budgeted daily and weekly performance in accordance with an agreed weekly plan, controlling all direct and indirect costs to, or better than, budget values.
Background
An experienced and engaging direct line manager with proven success in leading operational teams within a brewing, distilling, FEMAS, FMCG, COMAH site or Oil and Gas environment. Able to work flexibly and with energy to motivate reports, whilst also collaborating efficiently with peers as part of the day-to-day management team.
Technical Experience
Formal Management Qualification and/or several years experience of management in a warehousing or FMCG environment.
Intermediate PC Skills - Formula and graphs in excel, import photographs in PowerPoint, high standard of document production and report writing.
Basic user of computerised maintenance management systems.
Demonstrable experience in working with others to deliver tangible and measurable improvements.
Health, Safety & Environment
IOSH Managing Safely- or the ability and willingness to work towards this.
Trained, competent and experienced in Permit to Work systems, risk assessments and method statements.
Solid knowledge of HSE legislation.
Leadership
Demonstrable experience in leading, developing, managing and motivating teams, as well as direct reports.
Behaviour
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely with direct reports and external contractors to ensure that all work is properly planned and coordinated.
Confident, with the ability to gain trust and respect.
Flexible and able to respond quickly to business needs.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Ensuring that all Feeds Plant activities on site are carried out in accordance with the relevant work instruction, adhering to the necessary Company health, safety and environmental requirements and complying with all regulatory current legislation to maintain a safe working environment for all employees.
2. Maintaining an awareness of the regulatory and Company standards that apply to the role such as HMRC, COMAH and H&S, FEMAS (food & feed safety), ISO9001. COMAH specific - Understand and act as a member of the Emergency response team as required (trained to Incident Controller) in the event of an evacuation or major incident, and regularly participate in COMAH improvement activity.
3. Issue Permits to Work for certain activities, ensuring an appropriate risk assessment and that a method statement has been approved for the task and is followed throughout the duration of execution.
4. Line management responsibility for Feeds Plant personnel through monitoring progress through annual Performance Focus Reviews, daily target reviews, supporting training development, creating succession plans as appropriate and taking corrective action where required.
5. Daily communication with all stakeholders regarding progress against the department’s requirements and KPIs, resolving any required corrective actions through tiered management True North process.
6. Managing all available resources to optimise efficiency and meet budget and cost targets in the Feeds Plant.
7. Provide leadership to the Feeds Plant Shift teams, developing a culture, and implementing practices, that inspire all employees to achieve their full potential.
8. Undertake any training or qualifications that are required to fulfil your role competently and/or to meet changing legislative and safety requirements.
9. Any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your contractual role.
About Us
Founded in 1885, The North British Distillery Company Ltd (North British) is one of Scotland’s oldest and largest Scotch Whisky producers. We originally operated under the structure of a co-operative until 1993 and are now owned as a joint venture between Diageo plc and The Edrington Group.
We are a distillation and maturation business selling grain spirit which is used as the base for blended Scotch Whisky by many well-known brands. The Distillery is based in Gorgie (Edinburgh) and this site is responsible for the production of new-make spirit, producing a by-product of animal feed, and energy via an Anaerobic Digestion plant. Our main Warehousing site is based in Muirhall (Addiewell, West Lothian), with 15 maturation warehouses and responsibility for bonding, storage and disgorging.
Along with a competitive salary, North British offers the following benefits to our employees:
* Generous holiday allowance
* Generous pension contribution (employer contribution up to 15% based on employee contribution of 10%).
* Access to our Profit Share Scheme, Business Scorecard Bonus Scheme and individual performance awards (subject to eligibility)
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave package
* Life Assurance cover
* Ongoing professional and personal development
* A range of health and wellbeing benefits including physiotherapy sessions and Cycle to Work scheme
* Support for you and your family, when you need it through counselling and life management including guidance on financial, mental and physical wellbeing
* Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts
* Charity fundraising double matched donations
* Electric vehicle scheme
* Discounted AA membership rate
* Long service awards
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