Job Description
Reports to: Production Supervisor Department: Preparation Dept.. Job Purpose Through organization and exceptional team management, the successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end management, planning and control of resources associated with this Preparation Area. They will enhance and enable their team to prep fruit and vegetables in accordance with schedules, prioritizing the safety of the operation, meeting quality standards, controlling costs and reducing wastage. The goal is to ensure that the preparation operation creates value for customers, employees and the company. The Main Responsibilities To perform food safety and health and safety checks within a timely manner; and to report any failures, oversights or issues with quality assurance. A four-week staff rota to always be in place to allow the Manager to plan production so to never leave the team short. To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policy. To always maintain excellent GMP standards, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits, for example BRC. To ensure 100% compliance with the product specification to deliver product within agreed quality parameters To motivate, manage, train and develop team workers. To take responsibility for and identify training and development needs. To ensure the Preparation area runs at optimal output in accordance with production plans, whilst spotting opportunities for continuous improvement. To manage and control costs, yields and giveaway within the Preparation Department. Other To carry out any other duties that may be required which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post. This may include covering for staff holiday/sickness and Production Manager. Key Working Relationships Production Manager Technical/QA Engineering Qualifications, Skills and Experience Essential Experience in the food industry Planning and problem solving Excellent communication skills Saturdays are included.