Department Manager – Production

Overview

In this role, you lead a production line team to hit KPI targets and drive performance in a fast-paced food manufacturing site. You coach and develop staff, fostering a continuous improvement culture and strong supplier relationships to ensure compliance and efficiency. You’ll monitor waste, OEE, downtime, weights, and staff productivity to sustain high-quality output. This role sits at the core of delivering great food while shaping a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discounts for you and a family member
• Career progression and Leadership School
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Pension and life assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead your line to achieve KPI targets and enhance site performance
• Coach and develop staff to foster continuous improvement
• Collaborate with internal and external suppliers to ensure legal compliance and strong partnerships
• Monitor and record waste, OEE, downtime, product weights, and staff efficiency to drive improvements

Key requirements

• Experience as Department Manager/Shift Manager or equivalent
• Experience in a large-scale production/warehouse operation, ideally in Food Manufacturing
• Ability to coach and motivate teams and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to implement process changes to improve operational performance
• Experience in managing budgets and controlling costs
• Strong leadership and coaching skills to engage and develop large, varied teams

• leadership
• coaching and development
• resilience
• OEE
• waste recording and measurement
• process improvement

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