Key Challenges:
- Maintain and improve production quality to all customers.
- To optimise production activities to reduce the utility consumption wherever possible.
- Reduce wastage of grain wherever possible.
- Close out all action points from internal and external audits.
- Foster good employee engagement to best make use of the personnel on site
- To control and reduce site maintenance costs
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- Ensure that all site activities exceed the standard of health and safety as set out in company policy
Line Management
Direct Reports:
Engineering Manager
Production Manager
Process Manager
Barley Manager
EHSQ
Take an active and visible approach to setting and leading the required safety culture on site
Ensure all activities are risk assessed to a suitable and sufficient level
Participate in and jointly lead compliance and customer audits
Maintain all necessary accreditations (ISO standards etc)
Plant Production
Ensure adequate stock levels of raw materials and malt stock levels to meet scheduled malt deliveries.
Develop and agree the annual plant budget with the Operations Manager
Use monthly budget figures to monitor all plant costs to ensure that targets are achieved, with particular focus on utility consumption, process yield and maintenance and labour costs.
Provide weekly and monthly stock, production, utility consumption reports
Maintain produced and delivered malt quality at a high level
Ensure barley husbandry is maintained at a high standard
Work with the engineering manager to maintain mechanical maintenance standards in line with our business wide standards.
People Leadership and Development
Absence management
Investigations and disciplinary procedure
Performance management
Dealing with conflict and conflict resolution
Ensuring leadership behavior is consistent with and actively demonstrates the company values
Ensure the Soufflet Malt Code of Conduct and policies & procedures are adhered to.
Build organisational capability through attracting, developing & retaining a high-performing and engaged workforce.
Support the company’s diversity strategies.
Oversee the application of performance management and leadership development processes.
Coach & support direct reports in meeting their development needs.
Ensure employees are aware of Soufflet Malt’s rewards and benefits (financial & non-financial).
