Department Manager

NWF is leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and "food-to-go" for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there's a lot more to us than the products we make. We also...

· Grow careers and opportunities

· Grow Sustainability

· Grow employee and community wellbeing

· Grow great supplier relationships

Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 29 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It is an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are expanding our production lines and there is genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the organisation.

Reporting into our Shift Manager, you will be managing a team of Manufacturing and Production Operatives overseeing the day to day running of your section in the factory.

Key Responsibilities;

To be champion the quality of our products through coaching and development of your team and ensuring that product runs on time and to specification.

Provide passionate leadership, motivating and engaging a diverse team to success.

Working collaboratively to problem solve seasonal challenges, varying raw product quality and tight deadlines.

Challenging the status quo and mentoring your team to be better every day and not settling for anything less than perfect product going out of the door.

Will deliver to KPI's, GMP standards, food safety and health and safety standards.

This role will work closely with other functional teams e.g. Technical, Engineering, Hygiene, Logistics, H&S, Finance and Supply Chain.

You will report to a Shift Manager and forge a strong relationship with the General Manager of the site.

Skills & Experience;

Proven experience of managing teams within in a Food / Manufacturing / FMCG based factory environment.

Promoting NWF Values, managing with passion, energy and authenticity

Solutions focussed, manages a complex and demanding workload

Clear, effective communicator whether verbal or written communication

Able to balance priorities and make effective decisions in a timely manner, ensuring customer needs are understood and met

Resilient and calm under pressure, able to manage your team when clear and rapid change is required

About you;

Commercially aware

Positive attitude

Team Player

Shift pattern:

This role is offered on night shifts only, and you would be working Tuesday-Friday every week.

We offer an additional £2,200 pa shift allowance for working nights only.

We offer

• Generous benefits package
• Pension plan
• Overtime available
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing learning and development
• A genuine opportunity to progress your career

What kind of people do we look for?

We look for passionate people and then help them to channel that passion, because their success is our success!

We also like people who have high standards, because we do. We are always trying to improve, and we want you to help us do that.

Please apply in the first instance if you are interested.