Logistics Manager - 12 Month FTC Livingston, Scotland
Job description
Who are we ?
We are FBC, 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 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 bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 5,000 amazing employees across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.
We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).
Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City, Marmite, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.
Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.
And don't forget… work hard but play harder!
What does your typical day look like?
You will be Responsible for setting the strategy for Livingston Logistics operation. Help and support the delivery of both the site strategy and the site safety improvement plan. Work closely with UK Logistics group to support delivery of group budget.
What are the key ingredients needed for the role?
- Continually develop our safety systems to improve the safety & wellbeing of our employees
- Lead the logistics team to support the business to improve plant output whilst meeting the requirements of a complex, high volume production on site.
- Delivery of financial budget aligned with the delivery of KPI’s (trailer fill, RFT, Goods in accuracy, Stock count accuracy.
- Work in partnership with site functions, in particular Operations to deliver site annual targets.
- Continually develop our operating systems to achieve best practice
- Support embedding site principals as part of the Livingston Improvement Strategy
- Providing/support/maintain legislative and compliance activity as required.
- Demonstrate role model and winning behaviours to support site culture
- Support, motivate, develop and coach the team in order to recognise and reward performance and drive robust succession planning.
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.
