Production Line Manager

Job Introduction

Great brand-new opportunity has become available for a Production Line Manager to join our team on a household name Client manufacturing site producing baby-care items in Trafford Park, Manchester.

You would have a previous experience in a similar role, great leadership and effective communication skills and great focus on Health & Safety. We offer a salary up to £40,000 dependent on experience, Sodexo employee benefits and excellent professional development opportunities.

Role Responsibility

• Be the point of contact for the customer's representative, take care of their satisfaction with the service, propose new solutions
• Analyse the costs incurred by Sodexo and look for ways to reduce them
• Ensure stakeholder engagement on behalf of the Client and Sodexo in making key decisions regarding the services provided and the budget
• Recruit staff in consultation with the General Services Manager, take care of completing all formalities related to the employment of a new employee. (Right to Work, Onboarding, Induction & Training)
• Control the working time of operatives
• Coordinate the work of the team, delegates tasks, controls the quality and timeliness of commissioned works
• Motivate and develop the skills of employees of the subordinate unit, plans internal promotions, is responsible for staff training
• Maintain records of the presence of the unit's employees, supervision of the vacation period

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Manufacturing / Production Line management experience
• IOSH Certificate in Managing Safely 
• Demonstrate experience of working in a similar role within the service industry at a comparable level in a company
• Excellent commercial and communication skills, must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication 
• Management knowledge of Health & Safety
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail and adherence to standards 
• Approach issues analytically, develop opportunities and implement innovative solutions 

Desirable

• NEBOSH Qualified
• Certification in Risk Assessment

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process