Shift Operations Manager - Food Manufacturing

Who are we ?

We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.  

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.

Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?!   We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.

What does your typical day look like?  

You will be responsible for delivery of the site production plan, whilst ensuring our people are kept safe , well and competent. To develop a continuous improvement culture that results in high performance . Supporting and driving improvement plans, delivering site budgets and keeping our customers happy .

Other key actions will be but not limited to:

- adhere to and deliver the site labour standard, managing overtime figures in line with budget

- Ensure our people are trained to run the lines efficiently ad to legal requirements 

- keep our people safe, ensure risk assessments , safety inspections and accident investigations are completed to the correct standard and timescales 

- Manage absence to deliver budget

- resolve any time & attendance or payroll queries

What are the key ingredients needed for the role? 

You will need previous experience of managing a production area/ multiple lines in a 24/7 environment .working with continuous improvement culture

You will need to be confident with maximising the potential of others including development and performance management.

If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.

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