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Job Title: Area Manager

Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire

Salary £60,000 – 70,000 Total Package inc Car allowance plus companywide benefits - Depending on Experience

This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.

Position Summary.

We are looking for an Area Manager to join our team in Halifax overseeing confectionary manufacturing. This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your career with one of the biggest companies on the planet.

As the Area Manager you will be responsible for leading a team of Shift Managers and a wider production team of factory operatives.

Nestlé Halifax Factory is the home of the iconic confectionery brands such as Quality Street, After Eight, Rolo, Munchies and Matchmakers. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.

A day in the life of a Manufacturing Area Manager…

The Area Manager role reports directly into the Factory manager, you will be responsible for the people at the heart of our business and the day-to-day operations and performance improvement activities within the factory. You will focus on meeting the scheduled production & maintaining the legal requirements to quality, cost and safety standards.

Other key activities will include:

• Lead, support and coach your team of Shift Manager , Asset Maintenance Managers and overall production team.

• Contribute to the development & journey of the factory master plan.

• Direct and coordinate the production and maintenance strategy in line with embedding the line centric approach.

• Drive forward our continuous improvement activities through NCE and TPM, coaching of methodology to drive the right culture and behaviours.

• Ensure ongoing smooth operation of factory through active employee engagement, a collaborative leadership style and good industrial relations.

• Ownership for talent management decisions related to hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.

• Ensure that finished products are consistently manufactured meeting Product Quality Attributes prescribed through the company QMS and meeting consumer expectations. Promote cleaning standards in line GMP standards.

• Promote and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with the local legislation, promoting a Zero accident mind-set through continuous coaching on safety behaviours.

What will make you successful?

First, we are looking for someone who has worked within a leadership role within complex manufacturing environment, who is passionate about driving lean manufacturing principles and has experience changing mind-sets.

Other key attributes we are looking are:

• Proven experience within a leadership role within an operational role within a complex fast-paced FMCG production environment.

• Experience with managing new installation projects, preferably within confectionary manufacturing / packing.

• People Management and development experience including employee relations.

• Experience of TPM and Lean manufacturing is essential.

• Ideally, you will be educated with in a technical discipline. Preferably degree qualified but would also consider those qualified through extensive experience.

• Understanding of modern maintenance & management tools

• You will be a credible, approachable and results driven– able to gain the buy in of key stakeholders on site and across the wider business and flex your style depending on the audience.

• Strong belief in the importance of Health & Safety within manufacturing/engineering,

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert closing date 1st July 2024

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

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