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Shift Manager (Kinnerton Fakenham, Norfolk site)

Kinnerton is no ordinary brand. We were the first brand to offer character chocolate in the UK, back in 1978 under the brand Kinnerton Kids. Since then we have gone from strength to strength, placing us as one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of seasonal goods, producing millions of delicious advent calendars and Easter eggs every year! We have two UK manufacturing sites in Fakenham (Norfolk) and Sherburn-in-Elmet (North Yorkshire), a London Hub space and offices in Hong Kong!

We are also part of the Zertus UK & Ireland Snacking & Chocolate Market Unit partnered with other food manufacturers across the country. We have a unique offering to our customers with our nut safe promise and our commitment to product innovation. We’re also the masterminds behind NOMO chocolate, a delicious free-from and award-winning chocolate range.

Working as a Shift Manager at Kinnerton ...

As a Shift Manager at Kinnerton you will lead and manage all aspects of your shift in relation to performance, standards, health & safety, food safety & quality, continuous improvement and people management.

We're seeking an experience food manufacturing leader who can inspire and develop a team, driving excellent standards in all areas.

This role is working a 4 on 4 off shift patten on the night shift (18:00 - 06:00 per shift). Salary up to £40,000 per annum.

Health and Safety and Environment

• Ensure the Shift Team complies with required statutory and mandatory H&S and Environmental requirements.
• Promote a ‘safety first culture within the Shift Team and proactively manage H&S issues. Ensure all machinery and equipment is safe to operate and all team members are trained and competent to fulfil their job role.
• Ensure H&S refresher training is conducted at appropriate intervals and personnel records are maintained.

Food Safety and Quality

• Ensure the Shift Team is trained and competent in food safety, SOPs and QAS specifications and complies with all rules and procedures concerning the production of safe food produced to specification.
• Ensure SOPs are up to date, relevant and refresher training is conducted at appropriate intervals and personnel records are maintained.

Performance

• Operate the factory in accordance with the Production Plan to agreed KPIs.
• Manage the shift through Short Interval Control to measure hourly performance of lines.
• Take corrective actions to correct any performance variances to target and preventative action to remedy root cause and ensure no reoccurrences.
• Ensure all performance data is reported.

Plant Standards

• Ensure good GMP is always maintained and the Shift Team operates ‘clean as you go’.
• Develop and maintain 5S systems and standards for efficient operation.

Continuous Improvement

• Support the Plant Manager in constructing and executing plans for improving the Shift Team and plant performance.

People and Team Development

• Develop training plans for all Shift Team members.
• Ensure there are the requisite skills to perform job roles to the required standard and there are adequately trained deputies for holiday and absence cover.
• Address personnel performance issues through effective use of the performance management process.
• Manage holidays and absence so that there are sufficient skills within the shift team to deliver the production plan, within site guidelines.

At Kinnerton we will help you develop and gain new skills/training, but for this role we're ideally looking for ...

Essential:

• Maths and English GCSE’s or equivalent
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience in managing large teams within a manufacturing environment
• Good knowledge of manufacturing machinery
• Food Safety trained
• Excellent Communicator
• Problem solving skills
• Teamwork skills
• Drive for results
• Good organising and planning skills
• Strong people management skill
• Coaching/ training skills

Desirable:

• A-Levels or other higher qualifications in relevant fields (foundation degree/ Honours degree etc)
• Exposure to lean techniques
• HACCP trained

• Company Pension scheme and life assurance scheme at x4 basic
• Company paid Health Care Cash Plan via Paycare plus access to Paycare Perks for high street and retailer discounts
• 20 days annual leave (pro-rata as shift work)
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Charity fundraising and team events
• One additional day paid leave for charity/community work
• Discounts via our staff shops
• Employee values wards
• Referral bonus vouchers
• Training and development opportunities
• Bespoke training for new factory workers
• Free parking at all manufacturing sites/ offices or access to company paid parking permit local to the Fakenham site
• Excellent facilities, canteen etc
• Ongoing commitment to our ESG strategy – protecting out people, communities and our planet
• Access to Grocery Aid charity support