Head of Production

Job Title

Head of Production

Department

Operations

Reporting to

Managing Director

Role Purpose

Reporting to the MD, you will be responsible for overall managing the site operations at multiple sites . You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the factories making sure H&S, environmental, food safety & quality are maintained. Driving performance measures and service to our teams. And delighting our customers

Key Accountabilities

Delivery

Performance Measures

Health and Safety

Ensure H&S standards are adhered to whilst complying with the company H&S policies

This will be measured through accident and near miss statistics.

Quality standards

Sites maintain good food safety and hygiene.

Customer/internal audits and maintaining BRC

Staff Development and Training

Ensuring all people within your team meet the required training required to do their role and are being developed to progress within the company

Training matrix and Through effectives 1-2-1’s, appraisals and development plans

Product Standards

Ensure that all products meet the customer expectations

This will be measured through quality checks, taste panels and customer comments.

Administration

Supporting and leading supply chain, planning, logistics functions within the group

Through performance measures in place and cost saving, and service levels

KPI Management

Sites performance measures, reporting weekly/monthly numbers to the SLT and board.

This will be measured through the monthly/weekly kpi’s performance

Engineering

Maintaining good control of budget costs. Equipment availability and site safety. Project lead

Standards are met or exceeded. Variances are analysed and understood with demonstrated improvements in reducing downtime

Decision Making Authority

• Budget controls for site and operations team.
• Part of the SLT for the group
• Team Objective Setting In line with the overall business objectives
• Sites KPI’s and performance
• Owner of the H&S process and accountable for safety at sites
• Quality and food safety
• Supply chain, Planning, Engineering, Logistics and HR

Knowledge, skills and expertise

Required

• FMCG experience
• HACCP level 3
• Good understanding of H&S and people management

Desirable

• Site Operational Experience
• Supply chain Experience
• Project Experience