We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better. About the Company: Gate Gourmet is the world's largest independent provider of catering services for airlines and is the core business behind gategroup, whose eleven associated brands offer customers a comprehensive scope of products and services for virtually any on-board need. We provide more than 200 million meals a year to our 270-plus customers at some 120 airport locations around the globe Job Summary: Working closely with to the Process Owner Assembly (Make & Pack, Pick & Pack and Wash & Pack), the Section Manager Production provides overall leadership and coordination while taking financial, operational, and statutory accountability within the section. Main Duties & Responsibilities Financial accountability for section (for example, labour, material, CapEx, OpEx). Meets quality KPI’s and internal and external customer expectations. Aligns section assembly process to defined master production schedule. Maintains Master Production Schedule(MPS). Responsible for compliance and improvement with the objectives established, daily monitoring of deviations and following up with corrective actions. Proactively manage team performance and provide development/succession planning opportunities. Resolve conflict/provide solutions by exercising high levels of influencing, negotiation and communication skills. Be a role model for the company values. Creates a positive working environment. Maintain legal/compliance across health and safety, food safety, Department for Transport (DfT), security, gate OPEX (in-house operational excellence programme). Define systems of working to ensure quality of product, service to the customer and team progression/development. Follow company, process and section procedures. Instigate and support continuous improvement initiatives. Rotate through different departments/units as reasonably required. Ability to cover a 7-day operation. Support with any other reasonable tasks and requests from the management team. Qualifications: Education: Degree educated preferred and/or relevant equivalent work experience at similar level Food and hygiene related education/training. Various management training. Desirable specialization in Operational and People Management. Degree educated and/or demonstrable continued professional development at a senior level is preferred. Professional qualification in operations/logistics preferred. Certification or demonstrable experience in Lean six Sigma preferred Work Experience: Previous experience in a similar role within a fast-paced Unionised work environment. Previous management experience with a demonstrable track record of leadership within a Food Hygiene/Health & Safety/High Security environment preferred. Experience leading projects and people across organisations and maintaining mandatory standards to ensure the safety of products and processes and to improve product quality required. Experience with applying lean manufacturing techniques system preferred Other Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration) NEBOSH / Food Safety certification Continuous Improvement / Lean management certification / training preferred Analytical and Numerical skills Excellent organisational skills with a strong attention to detail Must always demonstrate integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism Ability to work efficiently using own initiative to resolve issues Ability to build relations and manage diverse teams Effective verbal and written communication skills in English Good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel) Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales, prioritising as appropriate Proactive and positive/flexible attitude All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, undertake a CRC (Criminal Record Check) and provide 5 years of checkable referencing history. If you share our values of excellence, passion, integrity and accountability, don’t miss out on this opportunity to join our team. Apply TODAY. If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us