Job Title: Operations Manager - Dairy Processing Plant
As a key member of our production team, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing shift activities in a fast-paced dairy processing environment. Your primary objective will be to optimize the performance of the facility and ensure that products are manufactured and dispatched to the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the manufacture of products to the highest standards in the safest, most cost-effective, and efficient manner.
- Fully utilize and harness the capabilities of the Production and Maintenance Teams through effective leadership, consistent processes, and accurate measurement against business objectives.
- Identify and implement process improvements in conjunction with key stakeholders.
- Ensure strict adherence to all Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Maintain and drive quality standards in process, people, and product.
- Conduct capacity planning for existing and future products.
- Identify and implement Lean initiatives.
- Contribute to the culture of continuous improvement by reporting and communicating effectively with the senior management team on an ongoing basis.
Requirements:
- Experience in a production role in a food processing environment is highly desirable.
- A Food/Science or Process/Engineering/Production Management qualification or equivalent would be advantageous.
Key Skills and Attributes:
- Proven track record of operational success.
- Strong people skills, project management, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
- Ability to continually improve the quality and effectiveness of all activities.
- IT and report writing skills.
- High standards of systems compliance.
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills.
- High motivation, flexibility, and ability to work on own initiative.