At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to enhance plant efficiency and ensure quality production.
- Company: Join Premier Foods, home of Mr Kipling, in a vibrant team environment.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible shifts, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and supporting all employees.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a beloved brand while driving continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in the food industry and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 50202 - 50202 £ per year.
Role Type: Permanent
Salary - £50,202 per annum
Based - Stoke Bakery, Mr Kipling manufacturer, ST4 6PH
Shift: 4 x 4 days, 42 hours with some flexibility required as there could be overtime needed.
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6PH
Premier Foods Stoke, the home of the nations favourite Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewells, has an exciting opportunity for a Front Line Manager to join our team. In this role you will ensure optimum utilisation of plant, raw materials, and people, to produce quality product at minimum cost, which meets customer requirements and complies with legislation.
We are looking to recruit a Reliability Engineering Chargehand to provide support to the Reliability Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will be improving the sites OEE through a continuous improvement and PPM, process analysis and plant improvement.
What you'll be doing:
- To ensure departmental KPIs are achieved or exceeded.
- Attend appropriate meetings as required i.e. Production daily meetings.
- To maintain and support colleagues in upkeep of necessary documents such as SAP and CMMS.
- To engender a proactive continuous improvement and maintenance culture which has 'planned and preventative' as a central feature.
- Issue and monitor permits when need for inhouse contractors.
- Challenge non-compliance to health and safety and raise when necessary, concerns.
- Understand and apply the company quality standards and practices.
- Provide engineering services with the aim to exceed customer satisfaction.
- Support the development of Engineering Apprentices, engineering teams and other departments for the continued development of colleagues.
What we need from you:
Essential
- At least 5 years' experience in food or allied industry.
- Demonstratable experience of driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Have a strong work proactive ethos and demonstrate this through positive behaviour.
- Have strong leadership ability with a motivation to inspire team members and peers.
- Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance Level 3 or higher standard of education in Electrical or Mechanical.
Desirable
- Experience/Training in PLC maintenance.
- Experience of pneumatic maintenance.
- Experience of hydraulic maintenance.
At Premier Foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.
We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.
Reliability Engineering Chargehand in Stafford employer: Premier Foods
At Premier Foods, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that values authenticity and individuality. Located in Stoke-on-Trent, our team enjoys competitive salaries, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to contribute to the production of beloved products like Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewells. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and employee development, we empower our staff to thrive in their roles while fostering a proactive and collaborative environment.
