Area Lead - Days

Overview

The Tofoo Co are starting a tofu revolution \- one delicious, healthy meal at a time and we need YOU!

We have happy and engaged staff where the belief is quality beats quantity. This extremely exciting business makes tofu but not any old tofu, the real stuff– natural, sustainable, organic and traditional made by hand and packed in Yorkshire.

The Tofoo Co plan to change the way we eat helping us all to make better choices without compromising on taste. With a clear vision, most major retailers on board and a growing loyal customer following, The Tofoo Co will make a difference to how we shop, cook and eat.

We are looking for an Area Lead to join our busy team on the day shift.

Hours are 12\-hour shifts: 6\.00am to 6\.00pm \- 4 days out of 6 Monday to Saturday

Key accountabilities

· Lead a Team responsible for the vacuum packing, and the preparation of the product for pasteurisation and case packing, and the weighing up of ingredients to be used in production.

· Deliver the daily and weekly production plan in line with the core operating and technical procedures of the business

· Collaborate with the Area Production Manager to ensure that the staffing levels are appropriate and the team have the skills and training to meet the needs of the business

· Take accountability for the team and operation of the department

Key responsibilities

· To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by TTC. Liaising with the H\&S Team, to monitor and develop procedures to ensure that the Company has the appropriate focus in place to meet its statutory Health and Safety responsibilities

· To always maintain excellent GMP standards, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits, for example BRC

· Deliver the daily production plan and support the Production Shift Manager in delivering a shift report which is emailed out to the management team

· To help manage and control set KPI’s, Plan attainment, Yield, Packs per hour, Labour, Giveaway, Downtime and Waste and report reasons when not met

· Weekly stock take of all raw materials used in your areas (film etc.)

· To ensure all spice room procedures are followed and weekly stock take are carried out.

· Proactive day to day problem solving to ensure daily plan is met \- this includes bottleneck management and team management to ensure throughputs maintained at target levels

· Proactively suggest process improvements that can improve throughputs and efficiency

· Ensure that production meets daily order fulfilment needs in a timely and technically sound manner

· To help manage and control the data collection systems and monitoring processes, ensuring that all documentation and communication is processed and delivered to the cross functional departments, as required on a timely and regular basis.

· To motivate, manage, train and develop your team.

· To carry out the HR function of the shift, in dealing with development and staff management, which will involve investigations.

· Ensure staffing levels are optimised and any holiday /sick cover is in place, and skills gaps are addressed.

· Do a daily maintenance walk round of all machines in your area and flag any issues to Engineering Team via QMS request

· Help the Project Team to trial new equipment

Key performance indicators

· Adherence to daily and weekly production plan

· Thermoform throughput

· Yield target

· Packs per hour

· Giveaway

· Waste Control

· Health \& Food Safety

· Global Efficiency

· Labour cost per kg target

· Training plan and training of team members, Skills gap

Skills Required

· Well\-developed Health \& Safety awareness and management

· Role model and Self Starter

· Good communicator at all levels both written and verbal English

· Lead by example

· Excellent IT skills

· Team player

· Integrity \& sound judgment under pressure

· People management and influencing skills

· Positive “Can Do” attitude

· Knowledge of food safety systems and factory standards

· Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and CI

· Decision maker

Job Types: Full\-time, Permanent

Language:

• English (required)

• United Kingdom (required)

• Malton YO17 6YD (preferred)

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