Job Objective

As Shift Manager will you have full responsibility for the day-to-day operations on your assigned shift. The Value Added Unit Manager will look to you to ensure the Value Added department is running efficiently, at maximum capacity and all KPI’s are on target.

You will be a quality conscious, customer focused, cost conscious people leader. You will be Lean and Continuous Improvement driven and always thriving to optimise the process, product and people. You will through your Supervisors and employees ensure the product and factory are always at the highest standard.

You will ensure that best practice is achieved and continuously developed on your shift to ensure alignment across operational excellence and standardisation is achieved and sustained. You will lead by example and ensure through clear communication and direction, that all your direct reports are fully motivated to deliver all processing KPI’s

Duties and Responsibilites

Performance

•Adherence to agreed production schedules

•Maximizing productivity

•Ensure WGA are within set targets

•Support Engineering manager to ensure preventative maintenance schedules are adhered to

•Achieve operational excellence targets

•Minimise downtime

Quality

•Implement company GMP policies to maintain best in class standards

•Facilitate inspections and action inspection reports

•Identify and correct/continuous improvement targets and measures

•Achieve agreed internal and external customer satisfaction targets

Cost

•Labour Costs through standard manning and cost per kg

•Achieve company cost savings

•Optimise FTE

Compliance

•Surpass minimum quality standards and measures

•Achieve environmental targets

•Achieve health and safety targets

•Comply with relevant HR policies and procedures

•Comply with company reporting needs

•Proactively identify and correct unit risks

People

•Lead your team and behave in a manner that supports and demonstrates Company values, Challenge, Sense of Urgency & Openness

•Implement all measures associated with the management of employees In line with company policies & procedures and employee handbook.

•Provide timely informal and formal feedback to all employees in your unit

•Resolve conflicts informally where possible before escalating as necessary

•Manage employee absences in line with company policies

•Manage accidents in line with company policies

•Create functional developmental plans for employees

•Work with senior team to change business culture as per agreed company-wide initiatives

Requirements

Experience

•3+ years’ experience in FMCG Industry.

•Management Experience is essential

•Experience in the Food Operations sector.

•Experience in a poultry process industry (desirable).

•Excellent communication and interpersonal Skills.

•Ability to apply lean principles in practical application.

Educational Qualifications

•Computer Literate Microsoft Word & Excel

Skills and Competencies

Competencies

•Promotes confidence and positive attitude through honesty and professionalism in all interactions.

•Builds and maintains relationships with others at all levels to develop mutually beneficial outcomes. Uses diplomacy, tact, and interpersonal skills to support others in reaching consensus.

•Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts in a manner that will constructively persuade, convince, and influence others.

•Demonstrates effective use of listening and questioning skills while displaying openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.

•Effectively, fairly, and transparently manages resources in line with company goals, policies, and procedures.

•The ability to make informed, effective, and timely decisions.

•Develops and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.

•Communicates ideas and information in an engaging manner. Works co-operatively with others and builds relationships within and outside of the organisation.

Skills

•Expertise and track record in FMCG, food production.

•Possesses a strong understanding and application of asset management principles, concepts, practices in maintaining our plants Assets.

•Able to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.

•Strong skills as a negotiator to reach consensus, alignment, and commitment

•Sound organisation and time management skills