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Region: Stafford ST18
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Key role and responsibilities for our clients Packhouse Operations Manager:
- Managing production packhouse and our warehouses
- Working towards continuous improvement and identifying risks that will impact production efficiencies.
- Responsible for maintenance of our packhouse equipment
- Developing the team of packhouse staff, recruiting new talent for key roles
- Responsible for coaching/mentioning the QCs / line leaders.
- Maintaining the packhouse technical documentation, ensuring it remains current and is compliant with regulatory standards.
- Co-ordinating the organisation of the packhouse staff working schedules.
- Working with in the packhouse budget and monitor production costs
- Assisting in the managing of the visits by external third parties,acting as front of house for the packhouse for customer visits, and the host for external auditors.
Minimum requirements, Knowledge, skills and behaviours that will matter most for this role:
- Lead and motivate a diverse team of packhouse staff.
- Knowledge of best practice in food packing and how to apply this in practice to successfully implement the changes
- Ability to coach and mentor staff to improve their own personal performance.
- Communicate to customers visiting the packhouse and to satisfy demands of Directors of the business and the external auditors.
- Attention to detail to ensure outcomes are delivered on time and are right first time
Essential requirements:
- Up to 5-years experience as an operations manager in a fresh produce packing environment.
- BRC compliance awareness and ability to host a BRC auditor or third-party auditor and correctly answer questions on food safety, and quality.
Things that are desirable:
- IOSH Level 3.
- Prior experience in the soft fruit industry.
- Speak languages such as Russian, Romanian.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
This job is commutable from the following areas, Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme, Hanley, Longton, Burslem, Tunstall, Fenton, Trentham, Stafford, Stone, Eccleshall, Telford, Burton on trent, Wolverhampton, Derby, Uttoxeter, Rugley and surrounding areas.
If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please submit your CV by clicking "Apply Now" and we will be in touch immediately.
