Retail Operations Factory Manager

Company	Db FoodsSee more
Address	Poole, North Yorkshire
Category	FMCG

Job description

Hours: 45 per week
Location: Poole, Dorset

Who we are:

DB Foods Ltd is one of the leading wholesalers in the UK supplying a comprehensive range of quality wholesale meat, poultry, game and deli products. We have a proven track record in supplying a diverse customer base including Restaurant Groups, Airlines, Cruise Ships, High Street & Catering Butchers, UK Multiples and Online Businesses.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Retail Operations Factory Manager, you will be responsible for monitoring the production of stock, meeting customer specifications, orders and time frames.

What we offer:

Life Assurance Policy
Employee Assistance Programme which includes offers and discounts for shops and restaurants
Discounted meat hampers
Growing company with career progression opportunities within the DB Foods Group

For further information on our company and the benefits we offer, please click the link: Careers

Key Responsibilities:

To communicate and promote the company’s strategy and agenda in a positive and enthusiastic manner and at all times prioritise the company’s best interests and commercial advancement both internally and externally
To be responsible for the manufacture and packaging of product(s) against agreed timescales, pre-determined costs and specifications
To have an appreciation of the comparative values of raw materials and consumables with a view to assertive cost management within the factory
To ensure that there is sufficient resource in place and training provided to guarantee all of the above
Member of crisis management team
Demonstrate positive food safety culture by example
To manage and motivate all personnel under your charge in accordance with guidelines in the company handbook, with responsibility for disciplinary action where appropriate to the level of written warning
In partnership with the Operation Director, establish agreed staffing numbers in proportion to targeted activity levels, including managing weekly wage cost to agreed budgetary levels
To be responsible for target setting and for setting and maintaining good standards of behaviour and workmanship at all times
To be responsible for identifying training needs and development
To be the principal point of contact between the company and agency staff provider and to ensure that effective and open communications exist between parties
To be responsible for product quality and food safety
To ensure that specifications are in place, accessible and understood
To ensure that commercial performance meets product standard(s), both in terms of yield and quality, where prescribed
To ensure that standards of workmanship meet company/customer expectations
HACCP team member
To ensure that all current legislative & accreditation standards are properly understood, communicated and acted upon
To be responsible for the ‘all clean as you go’ hygiene in the factory
To ensure that the security of the premises and stock are maximised at all times
To manage the relationships between the manufacturing unit and associated functions sympathetically and constructively