Mix & Packing Manager in Bristol

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Manager to join the team at our Portbury manufacturing site. The successful candidate will take responsibility for leading the mixing and packing unit and will be focused on ensuring performance targets are either met or exceeded through effective leadership and driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for the leadership and management of the Department.
• Lead the Production team to ensure they are engaged and high performing with a focus on problem solving and teamwork.
• Build trust through effective leadership and the skilled application of people management processes and open 2-way communications.
• Accountable for managing all people safety, food safety and quality initiatives in the department.
• Control all direct and indirect costs that directly affect the Department performance.
• Direct and lead all operations within the Department to drive up efficiencies.
• Provide operational leadership to drive up the KPIs of Safety, Quality, labour cost, attainment to plan, OTIF and OEE.
• Develop and maintain trained personnel.
• Develop a safe environment and safe behaviours within your team.
• Set overall expectations/standards and motivate employees to perform.
• Drive a continuous improvement lean mind-set.
• Support colleagues to enhance employee engagement.
• Execution and managing through SAP and the process manufacturing operating models including 1KPS.

Qualifications and skills

• Experience in a similar manufacturing environment at a leadership level, experience of food manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Ideally Degree qualified in a Food Science, Engineering or Manufacturing related discipline (not essential).
• Able to demonstrate track record of success in a changing, fast moving environment.
• Experience and sustainable success of managing change and continuous improvement.
• Ability to clearly identify bottlenecks within a manufacturing process, capable of quickly interpreting and “owning” the process and able to extrapolate the detail.
• Highly KPI orientated – capable of achieving over and above expectations, use the information to create further capacity and business growth/development.
• Customer orientation – realisation of who the customer is, strives to over deliver in all areas and experience of delivering change across the business.
• Passion for results, able to influence and persuade, apply logical thinking and common sense approach.
• Strong leadership capability and ability to lead a team.
• Gain instant credibility and respect from peers and sub-ordinates.
• Create a presence and instant level of authority.
• Formal CI Training e.g. VSM, SIC, Kaizan, 5S, GMP, SMED, OEE is desirable (but not essential).

Why join Kerry

At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curious people the opportunity to make a difference. We work as a team, searching for the best ways to inspire food and nourish life. We are a community of innovators, working across disciplines to solve global food challenges with a fresh approach. We want you to achieve whatever you put your mind to.

We also offer:

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays).
• Matched pension scheme up to 10%.
• Perkbox: Access discounts on shopping, travel, and entertainment as well as wellbeing resources.
• OurShare: Opportunity to invest in the company through our employee share purchase programme.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential support for mental health, wellbeing, and personal challenges, available 24/7 for you and your family.
• Platform55: Inclusive support for life’s key moments, offering expert guidance across parenting, caregiving, and personal development.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.