Line Performance Manager

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Job Title: Line Performance Manager

Business Unit - Nestlé Waters, Buxton

Location – Buxton Factory

Days based across Monday 37 hours per week Mon– Friday

Position Summary

Salary circa £47,000 plus potential bonus and additional benefits

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented, driven individual to join our Nestlé Waters business as a Line Performance Manager, reporting directly to the Production Manager. This role is for the factory; responsible for building the improvement strategy whilst having full accountability and autonomy for driving their area to World Class performance levels in Safety, Quality, Cost and Service.

Nestlé Waters is the world leader in the bottled water market and we’re committed to bottling the very best waters from the source and straight to our customers via the most advanced and sustainable techniques currently employed.

We have a genuine passion for healthy hydration, a fabulous portfolio of brands, a clear strategy and a determination to win in the marketplace of both consumers and customers. During 2012, we’ve developed a state-of-the-art production facility in Buxton and we have centred there our ensuring supply operations.

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity.

A Day in the Life a Line Performance Manager ….

This position is expected to drive Nestlé continuous excellence and continuous improvements through the operation and processes within Production by empowering and engaging the Operators, Lead Ops and Technicians.

Other Key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Leading development of the circa 18 Team members, to provide appropriate skills and flexibility of workforce to suit current and future needs aligned to business goals, using tools such as coaching, competence matrices and development plans.
• Working with the Line Performance Management team and Engineering to coordinate and prioritise resource to achieve production and maintenance plans with quality execution of TPM.
• Leading and coaching operational reviews to drive and embed a continuous improvement mind-set to support the achievement of the Operational Master Plan.
• Creating strategies and priorities for the line to deliver the drivers for the OMP in all key areas – SHE, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations and Cost.
• Coaching, training and assessing to ensure the capability of the team and the rigorous application of standards and methodologies, driving autonomy and accountability at all levels.
• Accountable for team capability, succession planning and all aspects of people management, including attendance management, disciplinary and development reviews.
  

What will make you successful?

To be considered for this pivotal role, we are looking for candidates who have the passion to explore and be dynamic with improvement projects. Other key attributes will include:

• Proven experience managing a team in a FMCG production manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable understanding of Safety, Engineering, Quality and Labour regulations.
• You will ideally have experience with TPM, continuous improvements and lean manufacturing.
• Display strong initiative and drive for continuous improvement with a natural coaching & development style and a genuine interest in people development.
• Ability to challenge the norm.
• Experience of developing strategy to drive line improvement.
• Experience managing and implementing change programmes would be an advantage.
• Strong leadership capability and operational management experience.
• Problem solving mindset.
  
  

What You Need To Know

This opportunity will provide you with real ownership and accountability, offering you development both individually and as part of a highly skilled team.

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is 31st January 2023.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We have assessed this role and it could be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and you are unable to gain this independently, we may be able to provide sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in line with the Home office guidelines. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.