Production manager Work, Jobs in Kirkham, Lan (with Salaries)

Factory Manager
Kepak Group —Kirkham
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
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Production Manager
The Vella Group —Preston
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- In-person
- Training & development
- Employee discount
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Factory Onboarding & Training Lead
Foodpro —Wigan
- £29,500 a year
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Mentoring
- Organisational skills
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Warehouse Manager
VetPlus —Lytham
- Up to £40,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Training & development
Head of Manufacturing and Engineering
Tangerine Group —Lytham
- Up to £60,000 a year
- Continuous improvement
- Budgeting
- Manufacturing
Production Operations Manager
CARZ Holdings Ltd —Chorley
- £30,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Bakery
- In-person
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8h
Manager Manufacturing
Zebra Technologies —Preston
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Annual leave
9d
Production Shift Manager
Warburtons —Bolton
- Full-time
- Bakery
- Continuous improvement
- Manufacturing
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Unipart —Southport
- Up to £60,000 a year
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- No degree
- Employee assistance programme
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Production Manager
Knauf Insulation UK —St Helens
- Continuous improvement
- Recruiting
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
7d
Plant General Manager
Amcor —Blackburn
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Manufacturing
1d
Junior Production Manager - Fazila Foods
James Hall & Co Ltd —Bolton
- Weekend availability
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Organisational skills
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
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Production Manager
Minerva —Burnley
- £35,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Project Quality Manager
Laing O'Rourke —Leyland
- Data analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
14d
Manufacturing Team Leader
Blends ltd —Prescot
- £35,076 a year
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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5d
Production Engineering Manager
AIS —Skelmersdale
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- No degree
- Employee assistance programme
QA/QC Manager - Modular Services
AVK —Haydock
- £50,000 - £60,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Schematics
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
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Food Production Team Leader
Carrs Pasties Ltd —Bolton
- £14.55 an hour
- Full-time
- Assembly
- Supervising experience
- Bakery
- Store discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
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6d
Deputy QA Manager - Fixed Term Contract
Stateside Foods Limited —Westhoughton
- Full-time
- Quality control
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1d
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Gentex Corporation —St Helens
- £60,000 - £75,000 a year
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
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5d

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Factory Manager

Kepak Group -
Kirkham

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Cost management
Operations management
Stakeholder collaboration
Internal department liaison
Cost control
Performance management
Food safety and hygiene regulations
BRC Global Standard
Continuous improvement
Team management
Risk management
BRCGS standards
Professional development mentoring
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Leadership
Lean manufacturing
Operations leadership experience

Full job description

Kepak is a leading food company with 15 manufacturing sites and over 4,500 employees across Ireland and the UK, with a turnover of €1.75 billion. The Group operates across three divisions: the Foods Division, Meat Division UK, and Meat Division Ireland. Guided by our values, Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food, and Teamwork.

We are committed to operating as a successful, sustainable, future-ready business that is a great place to work. We supply fresh and value-added meat based products to retail and foodservice through private label and our own brands, including Rustlers, Big Al's and John Stone.

Kepak Foods Division

Kepak Foods Division have developed a portfolio of brands that are successful in the chilled convenience, ambient and frozen meat categories in the UK, Ireland and chosen European markets for both Retail and Foodservice Customers. We have 5 Manufacturing Sites supported by shared services, with 1000 people supporting our vision to become a transformed, future proofed, profitable €0.5bn Food Business by 2030.

We're looking for an experienced Factory Manager to take charge of our fast-paced food manufacturing site in Kirkham, Preston. Reporting to the Operations Director, you'll lead a 24/7 operation across chilled, frozen, and cooking production, driving safety, quality, efficiency, and performance.

As Factory Manager, you will lead a multi-shift manufacturing operation, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of production targets across quality, cost, service, and performance. You'll drive a high-performance culture, develop leadership capability, and champion continuous improvement to support business growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibility

Operational Excellence: Promote a culture of continuous improvement across the site to drive cost efficiency, process improvement & innovation
Health and Safety: Promote a strong ‘safety-first culture’ ensuring full compliance and adherence to health and safety legislation and internal Health and safety standards
Budget Management: In conjunction with Finance, prepare and manage site budgets, prepare and submit capital expenditure requests and control operating costs in accordance with business goals and targets demonstrating transparency and accountability.
People & Culture: Leads and empowers the site management team to enable effective team performance and success, regularly coaching and mentoring to ensure they achieve their full potential
Cross Functional Collaboration: Lead cross functional collaboration across site teams and the wider business to achieve goals including health and safety, people, quality assurance, IT, financial, engineering and sustainability
Strategic Leadership & Accountability: Set up effective management routines, internal communication forums and one-to-one meetings, to ensure management teams are regularly updated on site performance, business risks, opportunities, and challenges.
Business Continuity & Risk Management: Continually develop, review and implement robust site business continuity and risk management plans with relevant stakeholders

Requirements

Proven experience in a Senior Operations or Factory Leadership role within food manufacturing.
Strong track record of delivering operational KPIs and driving performance improvement.
Experience managing large, multi-disciplinary teams.
Strong understanding of:
- Food safety standards (BRC or equivalent)
- Lean / continuous improvement methodologies
- Budget and cost control

Experience in multi-site operations
Involvement in major projects (site consolidation, new line installation, system implementation)

Benefits

What can we offer you?

Company Pension
Further Education support
Bike to Work Scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees
GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program - help with a wide range of topics including mental health and wellbeing support, family and relationship advice, debt management, back to work support, and counselling for all Kepak colleagues and their families.
Corporate gym membership at Ribby Hall Village
BUPA Cash plan free of charge

Ready to make a real impact and lead a high-performing manufacturing operation? We'd love to hear from you.

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production manager jobs in kirkham, lan

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Factory Onboarding & Training Lead

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Head of Manufacturing and Engineering

Production Operations Manager

Manager Manufacturing

Production Shift Manager

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Production Manager

Plant General Manager

Junior Production Manager - Fazila Foods

Production Manager

Project Quality Manager

Manufacturing Team Leader

Production Engineering Manager

QA/QC Manager - Modular Services

Food Production Team Leader

Deputy QA Manager - Fixed Term Contract

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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