It is 3am and I am sitting in my office, calculating how long it will take me to pack six tonnes of Cadbury Mini Eggs before the morning. This is not your average job...
It has been a long time since my last blog entry and since then I have moved to our Somerdale factory in Bristol, where I am a shift manager for Mini Eggs production. I have spent a few months getting to know my team and understanding the process, so now I think that I am in the position where I can start to work on the areas for development in the department. It feels great to be participating in discussions on issues that have dogged the department for years, but have never been properly addressed. I am certainly beginning to see where I can leave a positive impact on Somerdale, even if it's only talking about some of the previously undiscovered problems that operators face daily.
Having never worked shifts before I joined Somerdale, working a 12-hour day and night rota, I am now fairly well adjusted to my new regime. Breakfast at 5am one shift and 5pm the next - it does get rather disorientating sometimes! At the very least, I don't have to feel guilty for still being fast asleep at 2pm!
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