The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane. COMPANY DESCRIPTION The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane. OVERVIEW The Area Manager – Process, Utilities & Warehouse is responsible for leading safe, compliant and efficient operations across syrup processing, utilities and warehousing activities. The role provides strong leadership to operational teams whilst ensuring robust process control, optimisation of plant performance, and delivery of continuous improvement plans that improve safety, quality, cost and service. The role is accountable for the execution of production and warehouse plans, optimisation of process capability and yield, reliability of utility systems, and effective management of onsite storage and material movements. DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead all aspects of Safety, Hygiene, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) across Process, Utilities and Warehouse operations, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements, including Legionella management, water treatment, pressure systems, contractor control and other statutory utility-related obligations.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Deliver weekly production plans through effective management of syrup processing, blending, Lyle’s Syrup manufacture and associated processing activities.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Own process performance and process capability across syrup manufacturing and utility operations, identifying losses, establishing improvement plans and delivering sustainable improvements in quality, throughput, efficiency and cost.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Establish and maintain effective process control standards, ensuring operating parameters are monitored, managed and continuously improved to deliver consistent product quality, process capability and operational performance.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensure robust management of food safety systems, Critical Control Points (CCPs), prerequisite programmes and operational controls.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Maintain high standards of GMP, housekeeping and operational discipline across all production, utility and warehouse areas.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Monitor and improve key operational KPIs including attainment, product quality, yield, sugar loss, inventory accuracy, service levels, water consumption, utility reliability and energy performance.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develop departmental measures to manage operations and improve performance in product quality, sugar loss, inventory accuracy, service levels, energy performance and cost control.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provide comprehensive operational updates into the site Tier meeting structure, including risks, performance losses, recovery plans and improvement activities.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning and Materials Management teams to ensure stable, compliant and efficient operations.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Own the departmental improvement roadmap and lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing operational performance, reducing waste and delivering measurable business benefits.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support maintenance planning and execution to maximise reliability and availability of process and utility assets.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Identify and deliver improvement projects that enhance safety, quality, service, compliance and operational efficiency.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Own departmental budgets and forecasts, ensuring effective control of labour, utilities, inventory and operational expenditure.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead, coach and develop Process Operators, Warehouse Coordinators, FLT Drivers and Process Supervisors through structured development plans, succession planning and performance management.</li> </ul> WORK EXPERIENCES <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience in a FMCG manufacturing environment is essential.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience managing process operations, utilities and/or continuous manufacturing environments.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Proven delivery of continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Exposure to a unionised workforce is desirable.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong understanding of process performance, yield management, utility performance and product quality control.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs, inventory management, throughput, waste, service levels and labour utilisation.</li> </ul> EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Degree in Engineering or a relevant technical disciple or equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment. </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Preferred Six Sigma Belt Yellow or Green belt certification.</li> </ul> SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Direct line management of apporx 2 Warehouse Coordinators.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Direct line management of approx 6 Process Operators and 5 Fork Lift Truck (FLT) Drivers.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provides operational direction, work allocation and task management for approx 3 Process Supervisors, ensuring delivery of production, compliance and improvement objectives.</li> </ul> LOCATION OF ROLE <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Plaistow Wharf, London</li> </ul> At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company. Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.

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