What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Solina?
Primary Location :
BEDFORD, United Kingdom
At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture.
We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.
Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America.
By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet.
If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, join us !
Main Purpose Of The Role
BEDFORD, United Kingdom
At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture.
We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.
Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America.
By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet.
If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, join us !
Main Purpose Of The Role
- To lead by example in regard to safety and drive a culture of Health, Safety and Sustainability, ensuring all safe systems of work and risk assessments are up to date, trained out and adhered to
- Developing an effective team, which operates to specified procedures.
- Ensure the highest possible standards of hygiene are maintained at all times, site to constantly achieve a BRC AA grade and an SQMS grade A (where relevant)
- Ensures that key performance indicators and OEE performance are measured and where plant efficiency drops below the required level, improvements are implemented.
- Ensure the correct use of protective clothing and any other safety equipment.
- Assist in the selection process of all new recruits.
- Monitoring and planning holiday leave and overtime cover to ensure the efficient and cost-effective running of the plant
- Conduct return to work interviews and investigative interviews as necessary, raising issues for follow up with HR
- Conducts and manages regular Performance reviews for site team.
- Identifying training needs and organising accordingly with as little disruption to daily operations as possible; recording and maintaining accurate records of all training
- Maintaining and continually improving agreed standards of quality and ensuring the implementation of quality assurance procedures
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Review all waste streams across the production area and actively reduce waste month on month.
- 3 year’s experience in culinary food development
- Effective Time Management and project prioritisation skills
- Experience of building effective working relationships
- Experience of managing key customer relationships
- Experience as main project lead from concept to implementation
- Current, valid driving licence
- Understanding of equality, diversity & inclusion showing respect and dignity to all in the workplace
- Ability to travel to customers within the UK and abroad
- Competitive Benefit Package