Line Performance Manager Review

Line performance manager, managing people and performance. Responsible for safety management and quality assurance in my cell. Currently looking after a team of 48 people covering a four shift pattern including nights and weekends. Performance goals of the department are to reduce unplanned stoppages to below 10% from a starting point of 30%.

The apprenticeship was very helpful in terms of giving structure and theories behind different types of management. As we got further onto the course, there were less formal lectures and more search yourself. A lot of the new skills or developed existing skills were self taught rather than from the lecturers.

This programme has been very enjoyable, it gives a second out of the normal hectic working life to pause and consider how we are managing. It has given the opportunity to connect with other people in the same position at work as I am and learn from all their experiences.

The structure is there in terms of lecture. There was much less structure around collecting evidence for the apprenticeship, but my tutor and course manager were very helpful with questions concerning content of these.

My employer is very supportive in this endeavour. There is support from both the graduate manager and from my area managers in the workplace. Originally, there was a lot of push back to the 20% of the job, until it was understood that other courses such as safety or quality or the graduate days would count towards it.

The training providers have been excellent at fast tracking my progress through this apprenticeship to align the end date with my new role starting. Both of my tutors have been supportive throughout this apprenticeship. They are quick to respond to questions and always have a minute to talk things through.

I feel that the general management skills were things I was working on in the workplace anyway with my manager and other senior people in my role. I had already been in a management position so was experienced prior. The finance section was the most new and interesting which I can hopefully apply when project planning in the future.

No. Post Covid there have not been any extra curricular activities. The graduate scheme encouraged a lot of networking and social activities, but as the apprenticeship scheme was entirely virtual, we never met anyone else on the course which was a shame. It is often easier to learn and concentrate in person than over Zoom.

Yes

Nestle has a wealth of opportunity and options to choose from. These paths are clearly defined and open to people who want to keep developing themselves. I have been well supported in moving between roles and factories in the last 3 years and am looking forward to future opportunities with Nestle.

When applying to Nestle, especially in young talent or development roles, the right attitude is by far the most important quality you can have. In a business, you need to have the people skills to work as part of a team and that is something far harder to teach than technical understanding.