Job Title: Manufacturing Manager
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Reporting To: Operations Manager
JOIN OUR TEAMAt Norbev, we are passionate about producing quality products while creating a culture where people can thrive. We are seeking an experienced and hands-onManufacturing Manager to lead production operations, drive performance, and inspire teams to achieve operational excellence.
As Manufacturing Manager, you will provide proactive leadership to our manufacturing operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of customer requirements. You will be responsible for leading manufacturing teams to achieve performance targets while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and promote compliance with all Health & Safety, Environmental, Food Safety and Quality standards.
- Manage manufacturing operations to ensure delivery of customer requirements across quality, cost and service targets.
- Drive operational performance through effective planning, monitoring, and performance management.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimise efficiency, increase productivity and reduce waste.
- Develop, coach and engage manufacturing teams to build capability and drive high performance.
- Monitor and manage departmental budgets and resources to maximise operational effectiveness.
- Promote a culture of Operational Excellence using lean manufacturing principles and data-driven decision making.
- Ensure effective implementation and adherence to management systems, quality standards, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business objectives and customer expectations.
ABOUT YOU
We’re looking for a confident and inspiring leader who can motivate teams, solve problems, and continuously improve manufacturing performance.
Essential Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing or production leadership role within an FMCG environment.
- Proven experience leading and developing production teams.
- Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrable experience delivering continuous improvement initiatives and implementing lean manufacturing principles.
- Data-driven approach to operational decision making.
- Experience working within Quality, Safety and Environmental (QSE) management systems.
- Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and controlling operational costs.
- Hands-on leadership style with the ability to engage teams at all levels.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Why Join Norbev?
At Norbev, our people and values are at the heart of everything we do. As a Manufacturing Manager, you will play a key role in shaping our culture and leading by example through our core values:
- Nurture Supporting each other to achieve success.
- One Working together as one team.
- Responsible Taking ownership and reducing waste.
- Bold Embracing change and solving problems creatively.
- Ethical Doing the right thing with integrity and respect.
- Visionary Continuously improving and planning for the future
We offer the opportunity to develop your career within a growing manufacturing business where safety, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of our success.
Other Employee Benefits:
- Company Pension Scheme
- Enhanced holiday allowance, with additional leave linked to service milestones
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Westfield Health Scheme
- Axa Home & Car Insurance Discounts
- Ongoing training & development opportunities
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