AIM Executives |
| Contact |
Emma Connelly |
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| Telephone |
0115 923 4651 |
| Email |
emma@aimexes.co.uk |
| Website |
http://www.aimexecutives.co.uk |
| Address |
Nottingham. NG2 |
| Description |
| A specialist provider of executive permanent and interim recruitment solutions to the food industry. |
| Job Title |
HR Advisor |
| Salary/rate |
£25000 - £30000/annum |
| Location |
Shropshire, Shropshire |
| Job Number |
123184141 |
| Posted |
17/03/2010 (14:35) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
Description
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We are seeking an HR Advisor for a well established food production site based in Shropshire, employing 600 staff. This is a new position created to support the company's growth agenda for 2010 and will incorporate a mix of day-to-day HR duties including recruitment and strategic project work.
The strategic element of this role will include delivering results based on employee surveys and producing internal marketing information including welcome packs. Strong communication skills are essential. Working towards the CIPD qualification would be advantageous.
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
| Start Date |
ASAP |
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| Job Title |
Process Pilot (Team Leader) |
| Salary/rate |
£21000 - £25000/annum |
| Location |
Warwickshire, Warwickshire |
| Job Number |
117157750 |
| Posted |
17/03/2010 (14:20) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION APPLICANTS MUST HAVE RECENT FOOD MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE.
My Client currently holds a strong position in the UK market and are seeking to capitalise on this by strengthening their production team with an ambitious and dynamic individual who can make their mark in the business.
The successful applicant will be accountable for the continual development of the business unit in the short-, medium- and long-term to ensure the highest quality products are produced to the standard expected by the customers of this well respected Warwickshire based food manufacturer.
Applicants should have a demonstrable track record of achievements and experience including
>> A real understanding of continuous improvement culture through the implementation of initiatives such as SMED, 5s, Kaizen and Kanban.
>> Managing labour efficiencies to provide cost savings improving the bottom line.
>> Reducing raw material and finish goods wastage.
>> Developing a right first time attitude delivering improvements to final products.
>> Implementing measures to ensure all production eventualities are covered.
Crucial personal attributes are intelligence, drive, enthusiasm and more importantly an ability to motivate and inspire the team whilst constantly challenging the status quo fostering an atmosphere of continuous development.
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
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| Job Title |
Manufacturing Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£65000 - £70000/annum pension, car + profit related bonus |
| Location |
Kent, Kent |
| Job Number |
117157031 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (17:44) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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THE OPPORTUNITY: Manufacturing Manager reporting to the Factory General Manager in a challenging highly automated food manufacturing factory. The successful candidate should have the drive and aspiration to become factory general manager within two years.
THE LOCATION: Kent
THE PACKAGE: £70K + final salary pension + car + profit related bonus
THE ROLE: The successful candidate will join the leadership team at a large food manufacturing plant operating in a highly competitive market supplying both own label and branded sectors playing a key role in driving manufacturing performance by the following means:
• Driving factory activity to ensure performance versus KPI targets are met or exceeded in respect of safety, materials, labour, uptime, mechanical downtime, attendance and service.
• Working with Supply Chain to ensure excellent customer and flexibility.
• Training and Development of the departmental personnel.
• Working as part of the site Management Team co-coordinating and implementing medium- to long-term strategy.
• Inspiring and motivating team to exceed factory KPIs within an environment that promotes trust and passion for performance; sustaining and growing engagement via regular and two way employee communications programmes, training and development.
• Managing controllable indirect/overheads within budgets.
• Managing performance within the team via regular & effective objective setting, review, appraisal & coaching
• Delivering continuous improvement programmes.
• Effective and cost efficient maintenance.
• Understanding, challenging and seeking to improve on industry best practice driving a continuous improvement philosophy within the brand and customer products.
• Proactively shaping and managing structure, culture and behavioural values to ensure that the factory is well placed to respond to current, and future, market demands and opportunities.
THE PERSON:
• A self-motivated, resilient, robust character ideally with a strong background gained in food manufacture and experience of working within a unionised environment.
• A good people manager with the strength of character to bring the team together, leading by example and encouraging success through an infectious drive to deliver the key objectives of the role in good spirit.
• A confident communicator capable of driving improvement activities within own team and across site with a track record of performance delivery.
• Capable of prioritising and delegating activities to ensure maximisation of available resources with proven ability to implement strategic objectives in a methodical way.
• Degree qualified or equivalent with at least 5years manufacturing operations management experience in FMCG ideally food manufacture.
• HACCP trained to certification standard with food hygiene and IOSHH qualifications.
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
| Start Date |
ASAP |
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| Job Title |
Business Unit Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£55000 - £65000/annum car, pension, healthcare |
| Location |
Shropshire, Shropshire |
| Job Number |
117157292 |
| Posted |
15/03/2010 (17:44) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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Business Unit Manager required to run the Process Department for a successful chilled food manufacturer as they enter a period of significant investment with impressive growth plans. Reporting into the Head of Manufacturing and responsible for a team of c70 the successful applicant will be expected to optimise all aspects of factory production including management of materials, labour capital allocation, engineering revenue spend and factory overheads with particular emphasis on the medium- to long-term strategy enabling the factory to respond to the growth plans.
Preference will be given to applicants with chilled food manufacturing experience in a similar position.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate:
• Strong relationship building skills in order to promote effective cross-functional team working between manufacturing, commercial and support functions.
• The drive and initiative to proactively shape and manage the structure, culture and behavioural values to ensure operational flexibility is maintained and that the factory is well placed to respond to current, and future, market demands and technical opportunities.
• A keen understanding of CI techniques is essential in order to understand, challenge and improve on industry ‘best practice’ driving a continuous improvement philosophy within the factory.
• Capability to define and promote expected behavioural standards within their team of direct and indirect reports supporting a culture that enhances behavioral awareness.
• The ability to build a team that operates self sufficiently to consistently high standards by means of structured recruitment, training and development of staff promoting a high-achiever philosophy through tailored PRPs to meet the future needs of the factory and individuals.
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
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ASAP |
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| Job Title |
Front Line Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£24000 - £28000/annum |
| Location |
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire |
| Job Number |
117157439 |
| Posted |
05/03/2010 (10:58) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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As part of their continuing expansion in 2010 our client is seeking three vibrant and enthusiastic front line managers with the drive and energy to forge a career in the chilled food production industry. This is a company with a solid succession plan of promotion from within so successful candidates who demonstrate ambition and desire for personal development are likely to be rewarded with a progressive career through the business.
Front Line Managers report to the Operations Manager. They are responsible for day-to-day decision making; leading a team of up to 100 with five team leaders reporting directly. The shift pattern has yet to be determined so applicants must be flexible in this respect.
Due to the challenging nature of the role we are considering applications from candidates able to demonstrate:
> Hands-on experience managing teams within a food manufacturing environment, ideally chilled food.
> A real "can do” attitude.
> Both an eye for detail and the ability to stand back and see the bigger picture to identify and address any problems encountered.
> The ability to lead by example, setting high standards and motivating teams to excel.
> Ability to maximise efficiencies by recognising strengths and weaknesses within a team and to train and cross-skill employees as required, driving and maintaining highest standards.
> Excellent communication skills and the confidence and capability to deputise for the Operations Manager when required.
> An understanding of continuous improvement techniques and the ability to implement them effectively.
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Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
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ASAP |
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| Job Title |
Engineering Shift Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£33500 - £36000/annum |
| Location |
Warwickshire, Warwickshire |
| Job Number |
117157028 |
| Posted |
04/03/2010 (19:15) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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This vacancy offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering shift manager with a strong understanding of liquid manufacturing (pharma, dairy, drinks, brewing etc) to become involved at the commencement an innovative approach to food manufacturing. Reporting to the Engineering Manager the successful applicant will be responsible for supervising the activities of a small team of multi-skilled engineers and occasional contractors in a state of the art, ultra clean, highly automated (plc, servo drives, liquid processing, cooking, cooling, homogenising, blending and pumping, sleeving, labelling and palletisation) factory.
The successful applicant will be required initially to assist with the installation and commissioning a state of the art dairy processing plant working alongside the suppliers to maximise learning in order to prepare systems (planned maintenance, stores, documentation) to maximise uptime. Thereafter they will manage day-to-day engineering operations working very closely with the production management. One day a week will be a planned maintenance day.
Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years practical, hands-on experience in a demanding food, dairy, drink or pharmaceutical environment of which at least 2 years of which should have been in a supervisory position with direct responsibility for achieving quality and cost targets.
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| Job Type |
Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
| Start Date |
February 2010 |
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| Job Title |
Nightshift Site Manager, Hygiene Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £35000/annum |
| Location |
Shropshire, Shropshire |
| Job Number |
117156992 |
| Posted |
04/03/2010 (19:15) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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Self motivated, organised team player required to manage and control the night shift for a chilled food manufacturer. The successful applicant will be required to work 40 hours per week (night shift) and will need to be flexible in order to meet the needs of the business.
This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on individual with previous experience in a similar capacity at either supervisory or management level within chilled food manufacturing. Basic food hygiene is a minimum requirement allied with a solid grounding in COSHH and BRC and knowledge of HACCP systems.
The role will incorporate coordinating all resources within retail, boning hall, technical, engineering and hygiene departments; whilst ensuring targets are delivered with respect to quality, yields, safety, hygiene and personnel.
This is a pivotal role for our client and the right individual will be able to hit the ground running; guiding and developing a relatively inexperienced team.
Do you have a basic food hygiene qualification?
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| Job Type |
Permanent |
| Contract Length |
N/A |
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ASAP |
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| Job Title |
Factory General Manager |
| Salary/rate |
£80000 - £90000/annum |
| Location |
Staffordshire, Staffordshire |
| Job Number |
117157129 |
| Posted |
04/03/2010 (19:15) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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We are recruiting a commercially aware Factory General Manager for an ambient food producer at a highly automated site operating a complex manufacturing process producing a range of branded produce supplying all major retailers. In order to provide managerial, people and technical leadership for performance focus and change leadership to deliver the site’s business expectations in all aspects of manufacturing we are seeking applicants who meet the following requirements:
• Strong leaders with ability to motivate, inspire and influence at all levels within business to deliver objectives.
• Degree qualified or equivalent (preferably in a technical/engineering discipline) with a minimum of 5 years FMCG manufacturing operations management experience ideally in food manufacture.
• Demonstrate strong change management experience, project management skills and a track record of performance delivery.
• Food Hygiene and IOSHH qualifications
• HACCP trained to a certification standard
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Permanent |
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N/A |
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| Job Title |
Maintenance Planner |
| Salary/rate |
£25000 - £28000/annum |
| Location |
Warwickshire, Warwickshire |
| Job Number |
117157363 |
| Posted |
03/03/2010 (10:12) |
| Agency/Employer |
AIM Executives |
| Description
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We are recruiting a with fluid handling and organising/supervising experience, preferably gained within the dairy, brewing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals or drinks industry to manage maintenance activity in a highly automated environment with high machinery uptime demands. Applicants should also have a recognised apprenticeship or C&G qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering.
The successful applicant will have strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships both up and down the chain of command demonstrating a track record of integrating well within multi-functional teams. Should have the ability to lead small teams in the discussion of persistent problems and the suggestion process to resolve.
In order to develop, maintain, monitor and communicate a 52 week plant intervention plan the role requires high IT literacy (due to programming demands a computer software engineer with relevant manufacturing experience would be ideal) from a creative and analytical thinker. Must be able to analyse information from available factory systems (computerised maintenance management system (CMMS), production performances and production planning) to champion cost-effective maintenance and repair.
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