Labour Manager

TN United Kingdom; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to join their dynamic team in Carlisle. In this pivotal role, you will lead and empower a team while ensuring optimal labor management and training to meet production goals. As part of a fast-growing global business, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment focused on quality and consumer happiness. If you're passionate about operational excellence and ready to embrace new challenges, this role offers a rewarding career path with ample opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan Enrollment

Life Assurance

Days Off + Bank Holidays

Volunteering Day Annually

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Discount and Cashback Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial Wellbeing Support

Training and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG manufacturing preferred.
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage labour establishment and skills to meet budgeted volumes.
• Develop Labour Management systems and training plans.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Analytical Skills

Operational Management

End-to-End Supply Chain Processes

Business Awareness

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis, you need to be purpose-led, resilient, and positive. We expect pace and agility, insist on collaboration, and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivaled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

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What will this role achieve?

Do you have experience as a Supply Chain Planner/Labour Co-ordinator in manufacturing, looking to lead, develop, and empower a team?

Would you like to work as part of the Site Management team at Carlisle, responsible for producing some of the nation's most loved biscuits and snacks?

This pivotal role reports to the site Supply Chain Manager, ensuring customer demand, labour, and training are balanced in the short, medium, and long term.

The role is multifaceted; you must manage both analytically and practically at a site level.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Ensuring the site has the right labour establishment and skills by line to meet budgeted volumes.
• Implementing a process to review labour establishment for short and medium-term planning.
• Managing overtime spend against the budget.
• Developing a Labour Management system/process that is fit for purpose.
• Supporting training plans to address skills issues, with systems to track sign-off.
• Delivering ongoing training plans to meet budgeted volumes.
• Producing a process plan to minimize overtime and idle time.
• Collaborating with the S&OP team to plan training delivery.
• Managing relationships with agency providers.
• Managing the overall plan.
• Creating and developing a Labour Management team that meets site requirements.
• Developing cross-skilling training plans for current team members.
• Managing direct reports, coaching, and providing development opportunities within your team.
• Supporting the working time directive policy on site.

Bring your experience.

• Experience in FMCG manufacturing preferred.
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills at all levels.
• Highly analytical.
• Operational management experience.
• Experience with end-to-end Supply Chain processes.
• Business and commercial awareness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Food manufacturing experience.
• Experience developing or implementing labour planning models.

What will the interview process be?

• First stage: competency-based interview focused on company values and your experiences.
• Second stage: technical interview, case study, or presentation.

What does pladis offer you?

• Health Cash Plan enrollment.
• Life Assurance upon enrolling in the Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
• Days off + bank holidays.
• Volunteering Day annually.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships in Carlisle and Chiswick.
• Discount and Cashback Scheme for shopping and services.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Financial Wellbeing Support.
• Training and development opportunities.

Our Values

Purpose-led – We’re energized and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.

Agile – We’re evolving, always improving for our customers and consumers.

Positive – We’re motivated, optimistic, courageous, and inspiring.

Resilient – We’re persistent, adaptable, and quick to learn and move forward.

Collaborative – We succeed together as one pladis.

pladis is an equal opportunity employer, fostering diversity and inclusion. We ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application and employment process. Please contact us to request accommodations.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List for recruitment agencies. Only agencies on our list may submit candidates. We do not accept CVs from other sources or pay fees for candidates not represented on our PSL.