Being part of something big

Finnebrogue Artisan is a name synonymous with good food. We started as a producer of superb venison and now have branched out into other meat and plant-based alternatives. We look at what is wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be without being bound by the way it has always been done. This kind of innovative thinking has led us to multiple awards, nationwide acclaim and has established us as the leading artisan food producer. The business has progressed rapidly in recent years. Its restless drive for innovation has been the cornerstone of its success, with turnover growing £50M business to £180M business in the past 5 years.

Job Purpose 

As the Mixing room manager you will be responsible for the overall management of production in the Mixing Room across both Dayshift and Nightshift, whilst driving efficiencies & hit performance targets. You will report directly to The Factory Manager.  You will report daily on KPIs, GMP’s and contributing to daily management meetings. You will be responsible for monitoring of production to ensure cost effectiveness, ensuring that all mixes are produced on time, in full and are of exceptional quality and calculating and adjusting human and material resources required, to ensure we cost effectively achieve excellent service levels with sustainable productivity.

As the Mixing room manager you will provide direction, leadership, development, and support to direct reports, assist with the motivation & mentoring of personnel to achieve the business goals and review performance & identifying training needs for team.

Working with the wider Finnebrogue team you will implement the company's policies and goals; and ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed. You will develop, promote & support Continuous Improvement & other cross functional initiatives.

Finally you will continually monitor and review product quality in real time in compliance with quality contracts and specs and be responsible for ensuring brand integrity is maintained within their area of responsibility.

What it takes
Essential; 

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification (or equivalent)
• Production Management / Supervisory experience gained within a FMCG environment
• Experience of implementing efficiency improvements
• Experience of ensuring quality and safety policies
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and people management skills, including the ability to recognise training and development needs
• Excellent understanding of the technical and quality aspects of food production
• Evidence of strong organisational, planning and time management abilities
• Proven ability to provide solutions and deliver results while working independently and on own initiative
• Strong Computer Skills

Desirable;

• Level 3 Food Hygiene Qualification (or equivalent)
• Health and Safety / First Aid related qualification
• Experience within the meat production industry
• Experience within the chilled sector
• Experience of management and control of short shelf life foods

Benefits 

In return you will enjoy many perks, not only do Finnebrogue  offer a competitive salary, subsidised restaurant, retail discount card discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, free staff parking, discount retail section, length of service, healthcare plan* they

What to do next 

To be considered please follow the link to apply or please do not hesitate to request a full job description.