Production Manager Liquid Colours– Immediate Start
Plant-ex Ingredients – Avonmouth Pay: £50,000 per annum Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Quick Overview
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (flexible)
- Location: In person (Avonmouth)
Why Join Us?
- Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays & Christmas shutdown.
- Financials: Annual Bonus, Sick Pay, and Company Pension.
- Perks: Healthshield, Cycle to Work scheme, and Company events.
- Support: Full Induction, PPE/Uniform provided, Free On-site parking, and free Tea/Coffee/Fruit.
What You’ll Be Doing
The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient and cost-effective manufacture of high-quality food ingredients while maintaining compliance with food safety, quality and regulatory standards.
This role requires strong leadership, operational excellence and a continuous improvement mindset to drive productivity, develop teams and support business growth.
- Lead and manage all day-to-day production operations to ensure customer demand is met safely, efficiently and on time.
- Develop, motivate and manage production supervisors and operational teams, promoting a positive and accountable working culture.
- Ensure all production documentation, work orders, batch records and production paperwork are completed accurately, on time and in accordance with company procedures and traceability requirements.
- Monitor and verify the accurate recording of production data, including work order completion, yields, downtime, quality checks and material usage, ensuring records are audit-ready and fully compliant.
- Maintain compliance with HACCP, GMP, BRCGS Food Safety Standard and company quality management systems.
- Monitor production performance through KPIs including output, efficiency, downtime and plan conformance.
- Ensure equipment is operated correctly and work closely with Engineering to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.
- Conduct performance reviews, coaching, training and succession planning for production staff.
- Lead investigations into production issues, customer complaints, quality deviations and non-conformances, implementing effective corrective actions.
- Audit readiness for customer, regulatory and third-party audits.
The Ideal Candidate
- Proven experience as a Production Manager within the food manufacturing or food ingredients industry.
- Strong understanding of food manufacturing processes.
- Excellent knowledge of HACCP, GMP, allergen management, food safety and quality systems.
- Experience working within BRCGS-certified manufacturing environments.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Demonstrable experience managing production KPIs and driving operational improvements.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
About Plant-Ex Ingredients
Based in Avonmouth, we are an international company specializing in Natural Food Ingredient Solutions. We manufacture and supply food colours, flavours, and extracts to customers across the globe.
Pay: From £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Have you worked in food manufacturing?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
