We have a fantastic opportunity for an Operations Departmental Manager (ODM) - Packing on a permanent contract to join us in our Liverpool plant.
Reporting to the Operations Group Manager (Factory Manager) this role is key to lead the Packing Department to achieve current and future business results and to accelerate and build capability of the organisation through Integrated Work System (IWS) implementation.
The ODM will need to demonstrate a “hands-on” approach spending at least 60% of the day being proximate on the shop floor, coaching Line & Shift Leads, defining and driving consistent standards. Leading by example and creating a sense of urgency will be key. They will understand the operations department performance through data analysis, developing action plans and focussing on the key problems, ensuring the root causes are found and eliminated.
Key accountabilities, deliverables impact on business results
Main responsibilities of the position
Operational Management
Team Leadership & Development
Resource Management
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
Cross-functional Collaboration
Risk Management & Problem Solving
Danone is embarking on an exciting global transformation to its strategy and organisational set up and we want you to be part of that journey! The importance of eating and drinking healthy nutritional products is stronger than ever and the chance to adapt and evolve through digital transformation is upon us. We want to embrace these opportunities to build a more agile, integrated and synchronised organisation powered by our people.
We are a leading food and drink company with a fast-growing health-focused portfolio. With over 100 years of expertise, we care about every product we make, and we care equally about how we make them. We operate at 5 production sites as well as offices in the UK & Ireland- led by our people who power everything we do and are key to our success. We are a team of 2000+ Danoners, part of a 100,000 strong global family.
At heart is conviction that peoples’ health, and the health of the planet, are intrinsically connected. We talk about One Planet. One Health; that is our frame of action. To deliver this vision, we put our focus on delivering health through food and drinks to as many people as possible.
Every minute on any given day, 3,600 people are eating or drinking on our products. Ranging from household favourites to international icons, our consumer and medical nutrition brands hold market leading positions in most of the categories in which we operate.
Our brands include; Volvic, Evian, Harrogate, Activia, Alpro, Actimel, Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate.
We offer a competitive package including a double matched pension, annual bonus, private healthcare, life assurance and product vouchers. You will also be entitled to opt into a range of flexible benefits which you can pick to suit your lifestyle. These include discounted gym membership, childcare vouchers, dental cover, optical insurance, travel insurance, holiday buy & sell and much more!
Our mission and values guide how we behave, our flexible ways of working, how we connect with our communities and how we grow & develop our people. This is reflected in our employee offer; for example, our health & wellbeing programme, sponsored volunteering opportunities and in how individuals are enabled to drive their own development. Ensuring an inclusive working culture that is accessible to all is important to us; we therefore support flexible ways of working wherever possible. Please let us know in your application how you would like to explore flexible working for this position.
Look at the website www.danone.com to learn more about our 4 promises that help every Danoner carry out our vision in their own unique way
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