Join a well-established UK food manufacturer with a strong reputation for investing in its people and producing high-quality products for major supermarket retailers.
Are you an experienced Production Manager, Shift Manager or Section Manager looking for your next challenge?
We're recruiting for a well-established UK food manufacturer with a strong reputation for investing in its people and producing high-quality products for major supermarket retailers.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll take responsibility for a large production area, leading a team of around 60 people and overseeing multiple production lines to ensure safety, quality and performance targets are achieved.
What you'll be doing:
- Leading and motivating a large production team
- Making sure production starts on time and runs smoothly
- Managing staffing levels and organising cover where needed
- Driving productivity, quality and health & safety standards
- Working closely with Engineering, Technical, Planning and HR
- Monitoring KPIs and resolving production issues quickly
- Coaching, developing and supporting your team
- Carrying out 1-2-1s, performance reviews and return-to-work meetings
- Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and performance
Requirements:
- Experience leading teams within food manufacturing or FMCG
- Strong people management and communication skills
- Experience managing production performance and KPIs
- Comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel
- A proactive leader who enjoys developing people and improving processes
Benefits:
- Salary of £41,500
- Discretionary bonus of up to 7.5%
- Private healthcare
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Critical illness cover
- Excellent training and long-term career progression
- Join a successful business supplying major UK retailers
If you're looking for a business where you can genuinely make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply or find out more, contact: [email protected] 07780 258766
