Production Area Manager

at  Samworth Brothers

ABOUT US

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

In this role you will pro-actively manage and prioritise the daily workload of a High Care shift, communicating actions to relevant stakeholders to achieve KPIs in line with expectations. As a food handler, you are responsible for following all procedures ensuring food safety at all times.

• Management and achievement of KPI’s, in relation to production efficiencies, customer service, cost control, people, quality and health and safety through a continuous improvement approach.
• Management, training and development of Team Leaders and their teams to ensure optimum effectiveness and efficiency.
• Co-ordination of permanent and temporary labour during shift.
• Liaise with all other areas of the business to ensure successful achievement of manufacturing targets.
• Responsibility for all people management aspects of team/s.
• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with planning, including an understanding of how the plan works and is built up