Role Overview:
Reporting to the Head of Department, the Day Operations Manager is responsible for providing strong leadership, driving performance excellence, and fostering a culture of engagement. This role champions change across all areas, building and executing strategic plans that support the organisation's goal of achieving best practices within the industry.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Provide leadership and drive performance excellence by cultivating a culture of engagement and continuous improvement through lean methodologies, aiming to develop world-class people and processes.
2. Establish clear development strategies for the team, ensuring the achievement of key targets and objectives related to quality, service, personnel, and cost through effective deployment of performance management systems.
3. Lead initiatives to improve Good Manufacturing Practices and embed working practices that deliver sustainable results.
4. Promote a strong behavioural safety culture and ensure a safe working environment through full compliance with all Safety, Health, and Environmental (SH&E) policies and processes.
5. Communicate strategic plans, regular business performance updates, and local KPI performance effectively to teams and department managers.
6. Ensure 100% compliance with autonomous and preventative maintenance practices in collaboration with Engineering and Operations teams.
Experience and Key Attributes:
1. Degree-qualified or of graduate caliber with demonstrable experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
2. Significant operational manufacturing experience and knowledge of products, processes, and maintenance within an FMCG context.
3. Proven expertise in using Lean tools and techniques to deliver sustained improvements.
4. Strong knowledge of key standards in Quality, Health and Safety, and Environmental practices.
5. Experienced leader with the ability to set standards, influence, motivate, coach, and develop team members effectively.
6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the capability to build positive networks across all levels and departments.
7. Must have current working rights in the UK or be eligible to obtain them.
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