Food jobs from The Focus Management Group of Companies

Do you want real accountability in a fast paced environment? Do you enjoy working with and motivating other people? Do you want to work for a leading international food manufacturing company?

If you have answered ‘Yes’ to these questions, then Bakkavör’s Manufacturing Accelerated Management Scheme could offer you the perfect career opportunity.

Who is Bakkavör?

• Bakkavör Group is a leading international food manufacturing company specialising in fresh prepared food and produce
• Over £1.5bn turnover in 2007, 63 factories, 20,000 employees in the UK, Continental Europe, South Africa, China and the United States
• Manufactures over 6,000 products in 18 product categories.  Its key market areas are ready meals, pizzas, desserts, convenience salads and leafy salads
• Its customers include all UK major retailers such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Asda, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Somerfield, and other major food providers such as the NHS

For more company information please visit Bakkavör’s website at www.bakkavor.com

Scheme Outline

If you like accountability and an incredible level of variety in your job, Manufacturing AMS is the scheme for you.  Your challenge is to deliver manufacturing efficiencies, whilst adapting to the changing needs of customers and consumers.  You are most likely to find yourself responsible for teams running production lines, and for the product quality, output and costs. As well as organisational and technical skills, you'll need to promote the highest standards in health and safety.  Bakkavör use materials, labour and equipment to create thousands of products every day. Your challenge is to get them all together in the right place, in the right quantity – to deliver at the right time. Your role is to ensure that customers get the outstanding service they require.

You will be expecting, or will have attained, a manufacturing, engineering or business related degree, or will have some manufacturing experience.

You will complete two twelve month placements doing real jobs, within different businesses, with a varied product portfolio and different customers. These roles could be anywhere across the country.  One of these roles will include responsibility for managing operators on a line, whilst one role could be Logistics, Planning or Engineering in focus.  It is anticipated that after two years you will be doing a Supervisory or Section Manager role.  You should reach a senior operations role within 7 – 10 years.

There will be various training courses over the 2 years of the scheme, such as presentation skills, intelligent manufacturing, leadership and management.  In addition you will receive on the job training, coaching and mentoring.

Please email your CV and Covering Letter to contact@carrus.co.uk quoting the following reference number: NCM9803L

If you require further information please visit the website at www.bakkavor.com or contact us on 01625 562302

We are only able to consider candidates who are eligible to live and work in the UK and have a full UK or international driving licence