Production - Plant Manager in Witham

Location: Witham

Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (participation in callout rota will be required)

Summary of Job: Responsible for the safe and efficient management of all plant operations.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve production quality to all customers.
• Optimise production activities to reduce utility consumption wherever possible.
• Reduce wastage of grain wherever possible.
• Close out all action points from internal and external audits.
• Foster good employee engagement to best make use of the personnel on site.
• Control and reduce site maintenance costs.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure that all site activities exceed the standard of health and safety as set out in company policy.

Line Management Direct Reports: Engineering Manager, Production Manager, Process Manager, Barley Manager.

EHSQ:

• Take an active and visible approach to setting and leading the required safety culture on site.
• Ensure all activities are risk assessed to a suitable and sufficient level.
• Participate in and jointly lead compliance and customer audits.
• Maintain all necessary accreditations (ISO standards etc).

Plant Production:

• Ensure adequate stock levels of raw materials and malt stock levels to meet scheduled malt deliveries.
• Develop and agree the annual plant budget with the Operations Manager.
• Use monthly budget figures to monitor all plant costs to ensure that targets are achieved, with particular focus on utility consumption, process yield and maintenance and labour costs.
• Provide weekly and monthly stock, production, utility consumption reports.
• Maintain produced and delivered malt quality at a high level.
• Ensure barley husbandry is maintained at a high standard.
• Work with the engineering manager to maintain mechanical maintenance standards in line with our business wide standards.

People Leadership and Development:

• Absence management.
• Investigations and disciplinary procedure.
• Performance management.
• Dealing with conflict and conflict resolution.
• Ensuring leadership behaviour is consistent with and actively demonstrates the company values.
• Ensure the Soufflet Malt Code of Conduct and policies & procedures are adhered to.
• Build organisational capability through attracting, developing & retaining a high-performing and engaged workforce.
• Support the company’s diversity strategies.
• Oversee the application of performance management and leadership development processes.
• Coach & support direct reports in meeting their development needs.
• Ensure employees are aware of Soufflet Malt’s rewards and benefits (financial & non-financial).

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL:

• A minimum of three years’ experience within the malting, brewing or food processing sector in a production management role.
• Excellent management skills ideally with experience of managing a round-the-clock or shift operation.
• Basic engineering knowledge.
• A sound knowledge and understanding of the malting process (alternatively a science qualification and the commitment to undertake intensive malting training would be acceptable).
• Experience of setting and monitoring budgets.
• Experience of taking responsibility for product quality.
• Proven people management skills.
• IOSH Health and safety training.

DESIRABLE:

• Master Maltster.
• A brewing or food science qualification to a degree (or equivalent) level.
• Experience of dealing with external audits and customer service activities.