Available Job Today Production Shift Manager (2pm-10pm)
Salary of £38,455
BBF Limited
Blackburn, Lancashire
Full-time, Permanent
We are currently recruiting a Production Shift Manager to effectively manage the overall performance and efficiency of the shift.
The role will be based at our Blackburn & Shadsworth bakery on a full-time, permanent basis covering the 2pm – 10pm shift, Monday to Friday.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an effective and proven operational manager with a background in food manufacturing to provide effective leadership to the Team Leaders and production teams; ensuring a safe environment from which to work and produce quality products efficiently whilst developing and nurturing a continuous improvement culture.
You will manage the 2pm-10pm shift, Monday to Friday.
The role of a Production Shift Manager at BBF
- Manage risk to create a safe working environment in the factory and manage its improvement.
- Accountable for ensuring GMP compliance throughout the factory.
- Ensure quality is delivered to a level that meets Customer standards and expectations across the factory, responsible for complaints management and resolution.
- Responsible for signing off new product standards from an operational perspective.
- Operates effectively in delivering the production schedule and is accountable for its fulfilment.
- Works with Supply Chain to ensure material availability.
- Manage and establish control of component usage, direct labour, utility consumption and manufacturing consumables to budget level.
- Measure any variances from standard levels, explain the variance and deliver plans of action to improve performance to the target level.
- Accountable for ensuring the continuity of Daily Rituals and Reviews, and coaching the team on compliance.
- Measure and report on shift performance explaining variances to agreed standards.
- Manage teams’ performance, conduct and development. Review their progress against agreed objectives regularly. Ensure that skills matrices are accurate and current, and develop a succession plan for the team.
Who are BBF Limited?
BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.
Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cake, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!
We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.
With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited! We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it!
On top of making some really tasty cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.
What do you get in return?
Financial
- Salary of £38,455
- Pension
- 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit
- Access to the company Benefits Hub
- Access to ‘Company Shop’ – a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products
Health & Wellbeing
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to meditation and well-being app
Personal & Professional Development
- Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team
- Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses
A few other bits
- Free on-site parking
- Free refreshments
Recruitment Agencies
We operate a recruitment PSL when we require assistance, and we aren't adding to this at present. Any agency assistance will be instructed accordingly; therefore, any CVs sent to any BBF Limited employee will be treated as a gift and won't be liable for a fee. Please don't speculatively contact us in relation to this vacancy or any other vacancy.