Overview
Interested to join Britain’s most loved crisps?
Walkers Snack Foods are recruiting a number of exciting positions across the Midlands - Leicester (Home of Walkers) and Coventry (Home of Doritos).
We are currently recruiting for Line Operations Managers to drive operational excellence on site.
This role will operate on a day’s based contract working Monday – Friday, leading shift teams, and driving performance improvement.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Responsibilities
The role of the Line Lead is to lead the line team to both set and achieve continuous performance improvement aligned with the site and market requirements. The Line Operations Manager owns the performance of the line 24 hours a day, every day, and is responsible for developing the team, for implementing the integrated work system (IWS) operating standards, and for driving performance excellence.
* Role model high standards, complying with safety standards, all the time.
* Demonstrating high good manufacturing practice (GMP) / housekeeping standards.
* Making decisions in a way to sustain the foundation.
* Maintaining equipment standards.
* Driving daily management systems (DMSs) discipline as a result of Run-to-Target (RTT).
* Driving the execution of the daily management system (DMS) work.
* Leading the team - managing and inspiring employee performance and career direction, and driving employee retention and commitment.
* Enabling the organization to both deliver better results and unleash employees’ potential via building capability.
* Building and leading a strong team to perform at peak, driving accountability and developing the line team’s ability to deliver the results on a 7-day/24-hour basis.
* Bringing external capability, identifying where there is a gap in a result due to a capability gap, and bringing in external capability to fulfill the gap.
* Demonstrating leadership in challenging situations. Recognizing that true leadership capability is tested in a difficult situation. Taking challenges as an opportunity to demonstrate leadership capability.
Qualifications
* Ideally you will have experience from a FMCG or similar production/manufacturing environment.
* First line leadership training and demonstrated leadership in the areas of operations, safety, and quality.
* Great leadership, communication, influencing, analytical skills and effective stakeholder management.
* Proven experience in continuous improvement.
* Familiarity with structured problem tools.
* Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties.
* Results driven and understands the link between action and results.
* Excellent communicator with individuals at all levels.
* Ability to influence upwards and across in the organisation.
* Good IT and presentation skills.
* Able to prioritize.
Benefits
Fix Salary + Bonus + Other allowance.
Day based role.
Competitive Pension Scheme.
PPE provided by the business.
Subsidized canteen.
Long term Service Reward.
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