Area Manager, Lichfield, Staffordshire

We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Area Manager to join our team at Florette in Lichfield, WS13 8NF. This role is to manage the day to day food manufacturing operations of a production area to ensure the area runs reliably and efficiently to produce, assemble, pack and supply fresh food products within budget to the correct quality standard.

Working hours: 4 out of 7 days (Wednesday and Sunday none working with additional day to be confirmed)

• Organise, manage and oversee a production area team to ensure adequate resources are deployed in line with costs to deliver the production plan in accordance with specification and in line with productivity targets.
• Provide direction, motivation and support through management and leadership to all team members.
• Manage KPI’s and take action to ensure they are met on a daily and weekly basis.
• Review progress to ensure optimal performance and efficiency, addressing and responding promptly to any issues or bottlenecks in the area to implement solutions and conduct root cause analysis to improve workflow and productivity, involving the team and providing effective communication.
• Drive and deliver a program of continuous improvement within the area.
• Monitor production costs (productivity, yield, labour, waste) to ensure the department performs within budget constraints.
• Ensure accurate data is captured within the ERP system in a timely manner, adhering to procedure when entering the data into the system.
• Manage the area production team to ensure they comply with production procedures in line with the Quality Manual.
• Proactively check all used and unused products to ensure documented in accordance with traceability stock rotation requirements and that all required paperwork is completed correctly and accurately in a timely manner.
• Be audit ready at all times.
• Monitor the upkeep and maintenance of all equipment within the area, liaising with Engineering in accordance with procedure to rectify any immediate issues and planning preventative maintenance to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum.

• A minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience with short life products.
• A minimum of 3 years experience of managing a team within a fast paced production environment.
• Level 3 Food Safety and IOSH Health and Safety qualification.
• Demonstrable knowledge of leading and developing a large production team.
• Experience and an excellent understanding of lean manufacturing.
• Knowledge and experience of working with ERP systems.

• An annual salary circa £43,000, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business.
• Life Assurance: 3x your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Employee Assistance Programme and BUPA: Providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues, as well as access to BUPA Membership.
• Annual leave entitlement: 26.5 days annual leave per annum inclusive of UK Bank Holidays which increases with service, as well as the option to purchase up to 2 additional working weeks of holiday per annum.
• Learning and Development: Personalised induction and regular learning and development courses and schemes.
• Benefits Platforms: Employee discount platform for multiple retailers and access to salary finance schemes for bicycles, gyms, and financial assistance.
• Other: Recognition awards, Regular Employee Engagement days, attendance incentives and an annual volunteering day.

VISA Sponsorship: This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.