Production Manager

Overview

As Production Manager, you will lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a food production setting, ensuring targets, quality and safety standards are met. You will manage and develop production teams, drive improvements, and sustain a culture of quality, safety and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with Planning, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain to align resources and meet demand. This role offers scope to shape processes, reduce waste and impact the operation’s growth within a well-established manufacturer.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Supportive management team and positive working environment
• 1 weekend in every 3 worked on a rotational basis
• Weekend hours paid at time and a half

Responsibilities

• Manage daily production activities to meet operational targets
• Lead and motivate production teams to achieve high performance and engagement
• Ensure products meet quality, food safety and customer standards
• Monitor performance and implement corrective actions
• Drive continuous improvement to increase efficiency and reduce waste
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for operational excellence
• Collaborate with Planning, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain to fulfill production requirements
• Manage staffing levels and employee rotas/work schedules
• Support staff development through coaching and performance management
• Promote health and safety culture and investigate issues to implement preventative actions
• Monitor KPIs and implement improvement plans to meet business objectives
• Ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements and regulatory standards

Key requirements

• Supervisory or production management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong people management and leadership skills
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities
• Experience managing staffing levels and employee schedules
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Understanding of quality standards and quality control processes
• Ability to identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements
• Good IT skills with experience using manufacturing, ERP or scheduling systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment

• people management
• communication
• organizational skills
• manufacturing systems
• ERP or scheduling systems
• quality control processes

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