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Form of workJob Title: Section Manager - Wash and Pack
Position Overview:
We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Section Manager to oversee our Wash and Pack department. The Section Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Wash and Pack section, ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety standards are met. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, excellent organizational abilities, and a passion for driving continuous improvement within the team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of the Wash and Pack section, including scheduling, staffing, and resource allocation to meet production targets.
- Oversee the washing, sanitizing, and packing processes to ensure products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements.
- Implement and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) to optimize efficiency and minimize waste.
- Lead and motivate a team of wash and pack operators, providing coaching, training, and performance feedback as needed.
- Collaborate with other departments to coordinate production schedules and ensure smooth workflow.
- Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with procurement teams to ensure adequate supplies are available.
- Conduct regular inspections and audits to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with safety protocols.
- Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives and drive implementation of best practices within the department.
Qualifications:
- A foundation degree, HND or degree in a relevant subject, logistics, supply chain management, warehouse management, business management
Work Experience
- Previous experience at a supervisory grade in a similar environment
- Previous experience managing teams
- Previous experience of working within a controlled Bonded stores environment
Skills & Knowledge
- Must demonstrate integrity, confidentiality and professionalism always
- Strong leadership skills but ability to work with a team.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop long term relationships and facilitate sometime diverse groups of people to work together to achieve shared objectives
- Flexible and able to manage multiple demands in a highly pressurised environment to tight timescales, prioritising as appropriate
- Ability to take ownership and deliver to deadlines in a fast – paced environment
- Effective verbal and written communication skills in English,
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Proactive and positive/flexible attitude
About the company:
Gate Gourmet is the world's largest independent provider of catering services for airlines and are the core business behind gategroup, whose eleven associated brands offer customers a comprehensive scope of products and services for virtually any on-board need. We provide more than 200 million meals a year to our 270-plus customers at some 120 airport locations around the globe.
