Who are we?
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.
We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.
About the Role
As a Site Operations Lead based at our Llantarnam bakery, you will strategically manage and optimize HSE, quality, conformance to plan, AIM, output, efficiency, waste, TOS, and cost. By empowering your team to perform at their best, you will drive the shift’s success and contribute to the organization’s overall goals.
This is a role with long term growth opportunities for the right candidate and a real chance to make a difference for FBC operations.
Main Responsibilities
1. Ensure compliance with safety, environment, food regulations and legislation
2. Assure that the production is made by following defined quality standards, process parameters and centre lines and is executed according to defined technical standards
3. Lead the shift team and work in partnership with other site functions, in particular Engineering and CI to deliver daily, weekly, monthly and annual shift and site improvement plans.
4. Support the collection and implementation of proposals for improvement, related to production cycle organization, processes and plants
5. Develop and lead improvement projects and activities by defining priorities in accordance with group guidelines
6. Investigate and eliminate breakdowns using root-cause analysis
7. Support, motivate, develop and coach the team in order to recognise and reward performance
8. Support and deliver the planning of the operating activities on shift
9. Ensure GMP standards are maintained across shift at all times
Who we are looking for
1. Previous experience in a site leadership role, ideally within FMCG
2. Strong understanding of Continuous Improvement principles, ideally Six Sigma Green Belt qualified
3. Demonstrable experience in strategic site improvements
4. Strong background of coaching and developing a successful team
5. Mechanical Engineering qualification is desirable
6. NEBOSH qualified, desirable
Diversity Statement
FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
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