Section Manager

Park Cakes is a c £180 million business which supplies cake and desserts to service the own brands of major retailers.

Our products include, high end celebration cake products, slab cakes and mainstream desserts, we mostly supply Marks & Spencer’s although we also supply major retailers including Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Morrisons.

Park Cakes is a profitable business with a clear commercial strategy and a strong relationship with its customers and suppliers through its energy, style and commitment to partner relationships and quality.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Section Manager to work in one of our bakeries on Nights. You will be responsible for an area of the bakery. You will be required to work as part of a team to maximise the quality, service and efficiency at all times.

• Manage the financial KPI’s of the production area to an agreed standard.
• Ensure that production targets are met within agreed deadlines, making best use of resources and materials.
• Provide leadership and support to the Charge Hands, and manage and facilitate staff performance and development, ensuring the departmental structure and skills are developed to meet changing job requirements.
• Promote ‘Best in Class’ standards for Health & Safety, ensuring the company’s Health & Safety systems and policies are strictly adhered too.
• Effectively communicate at all levels on matters regarding quality, service, and people issues.
• Ensure that customers (internal and external) receive a high standard of service and the area is presented at all times at peak standard with auditors and customers.
• Develop staff training and liaise with the Bakery Manager.
• Drive improvements in GMP/Hygiene
• Participate and support cross-functional team working
• Support the Bakery Manager and Factory Manager as required

• Must be able to demonstrate planning and organising of projects, tasks, labour and resources.
• ( Excellent communication and listening skills and computer literacy
• Able to use initiative to achieve goals and targets
• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment ideally food but not essential.

06:00 - 14:00 Monday to Thursday and 06:00 - 13:00 Friday

Flexibility around hours of work is required in order to accommodate business requirements as necessary.

• Salary for this position is £38,243
• 25 days holiday a year plus 8 statutory holidays
• Pension scheme
• Discount scheme on purchases from high street retailers