Packing Manager

Our client based in central Greenwich are looking to recruit a Packing Manager to join their fantastic team who are continuously growing and expanding so keen to have someone join them on this journey

Job Purpose:

You will need to have excellent management and motivational skills, strong organisational capabilities, an eye for detail and perfection along with a desire for precision and accuracy.  The Packing Manager will lead a team comprising an Assistant Packing Manager, three Supervisors, a Despatch Controller and 12 Packers that operate across two shifts, seven days a week.

Job Duties:

Packing Team Day-to-Day Management:

• Shift & rota management.
• Ensuring all hours are correctly logged and approved for payroll.
• Recruitment
• Performance management
• Absence management
• Disciplinary management with the support of HR

Packing Function Day-to-Day Management:

• Ensuring all customer orders are packed accurately all of the time.
• Ensuring the team packs in accordance with our packing standards ensuring that the product is well presented and appropriately protected.
• Ensuring all Technical and quality standards are adhered to and ensuring all Food Safety requirements are met at all times.
• Ensuring all cross contamination and allergen risks are correctly managed and minimised.
• Ensuring the Despatch Controller releases packed boxes to Transport accurately and supports the Transport team in ensuring deliveries are correctly loaded.

Issue Management:

• Ensuring all packing issues are investigated and resolved satisfactorily as quickly as possible.
• Reacting to and managing packing problems as they arise such as machinery breakdowns, accidents, unplanned absenteeism.
• Working with Customer Services to manage all customer complaints and putting in place corrective action where required.
• Communicating with Customer Services to manage customer expectations in relation to packing problems.
• Communicating effectively with Production and Transport to manage issues as they arise and ensure problems are headed off wherever possible.
• Where team members persistently make errors or shortages ensure that they are adequately briefed and trained to avoid future problems

Company Coordination:

• Working and liaising with other key departments such as Production and Transport to ensure products are despatched to be delivered on time to the customer.

Administration:

• Ensure all machinery is adequately serviced and supported and operates optimally.
• Implementing relevant KPIs and ensuring the department is managed in accordance with these.
• Ensuring the Packing area is well laid out, clear of obstruction and danger and operated within good H&S standards at all times.
• Ensuring the team are fully trained and working to further develop and motivate them to operate well at all times.
• Ensure all Watchlist and VIP customer requirements are fully monitored and implemented.
• Departmental budget management.

Business Improvement:

• Working with the Operations Director to ensure the Packing System develops and continues to meet the on-going needs of the business.
• Ensure the team structure is optimal to allow for top quality packing at all times.
• Reviewing equipment needs and working with the Operations Director to determine and justify and capital investment requirements.
• Identifying and driving business improvement initiatives related to Packing.

Experiene within a food service / manufacturing industry is essential to be right for this role.

Working Hours:

17.00pm and 02.00am 5 days a week but will require flexibility including weekend working at times to meet the needs of the business

Ref: 41369

To apply or for more information, please e-mail in strict confidence, with an updated CV, including salary details, quoting the above reference and for the attention of Emily McLeish to emily.mcleish@thepeopleco.com

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion.