Job Description

The Bart Ingredients company has been sourcing and selling herbs & spices for over 60 years. In that time the business has grown from being a husband-and-wife team selling spice racks locally, to an organisation with over 200 employees with products distributed across the UK. Today the business remains privately owned and is in its sixth year of being part of the Fuchs Gruppe family - the world's largest privately owned herbs & spices business.

Our purpose is simple - 'To bring the joy of food to life' and to do it in the most sustainable way. The success of the business is routed in its people who make the business what it is with their shared passion for achieving the best and cultivating the family culture we are proud to retain.

The role

We are recruiting for a

Head of Site

at our Newbury factory, which will report into the Operations Director.

The Bart Ingredients Newbury site produces wet ingredients (sauces/pastes/condiments etc.) for white label and private label customers. There are four main production lines and a cooking, hot and cold fill room. The site employs 45 employees with a turnover of 11m.

As part of the Senior Management Team the role is to drive manufacturing and productivity excellence. To develop strategies to improve efficiency, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness. Leading all site activities through implementing and delivering lean manufacturing practices. Ensuring all compliance and safety regulations are maintained

The Head of Site will work closely with the onsite management team and head office colleagues, and measured through KPI's, the aim is to deliver 100% service levels, achieve a positive return on labour and yield V BOM, be audit ready at all times and further develop our Great Place to Work ethics.

Main responsibilities:

Management and development of a challenging continuous improvement culture. Coaching and mentoring of all key Operations staff. Ensure that process improvement objectives, specific goals, measures and metrics are established. Work with all stakeholders in improvement projects when necessary to eliminate barriers to team success. Site lead for Health & Safety, supporting Health and Safety Manager. Provides guidance to sustain improvement changes. Remain up to date in the application of process improvement tools & techniques. Management of Newbury site costs. Site lead for Engineer department ensuring engineering excellence. Working with the site Technical Manager to ensure all food safety compliance protocols.

Person specification/Qualifications/Capabilities:

Proven leadership experience in food manufacturing or FMCG at site/Factory Manager level or equivalent. Strong knowledge of food safety and compliance to standards (BRCGS, SEDEX etc). Excellent people management and communication skills. Track record of delivering performance improvements and leading cultural change. Experience of working with major retailers an advantage. Commercial and financial acumen. Change leadership and resilience.
There is plenty of free car parking on site.

What we offer:

Pension scheme:

o Salary sacrifice scheme with company contribution of 4%

Extra leave

:

o Holiday purchase scheme - up to an additional 5 days each year

o Enhanced bereavement and pregnancy loss leave

Life assurance

:

o 2 x annual salary after 3 months service

Wellbeing:

o Access to GP24 service which is a remote GP & second opinion medical service

o Access to onsite Mental Health First Aiders

o Grocery Aid access - They offer emotional, financial, practical advice and support on a wide range of topics for all grocery colleagues and their immediate families

Discounts

:

o Money off in stores, holidays and days out discount platform - Bart Extra's

o Cycle to work scheme

Events

:

o Annual employee events

Please bring your right to work documents to the interview.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Bart Ingredients we are committed to promoting equal opportunities and a rich diversity within our workplace where all individuals are valued treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

As an equal opportunities employer, we recruit on a fair and equal basis, welcoming applications from candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender identity or reassignment, disability, pregnancy & maternity status, sexual orientation, religion or belief or marriage/civil partnership status.

Additionally, in line with the

Ban the Box initiative, we do not ask you about any unspent criminal convictions during the recruitment process.

Bart Ingredients are a proud to be a

Disability Confident Employer, and we guarantee an interview for candidates who declares a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We recognise that everyone's needs are different, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you need any accommodations or would like to apply in an alternative format, please contact our HR team and they will be happy to help. recruitment@bart-ingredients.co.uk - 0117 9773474

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 55,000.00-60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Paid volunteer time Private medical insurance Store discount
Work Location: In person