Vickerstock are working in partnership with an established food manufacturing business to recruit a Production Manager for their facility based in Fermanagh.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Production Supervisor to take ownership of a key department within a chilled food manufacturing operation. You’ll play an important role in leading the production team, improving operational performance and ensuring customer orders are manufactured safely, efficiently and on time.
What’s in it for you?
- Full-time, permanent position.
- Competitive salary, depending on experience.
- Opportunity to take ownership of a key production department.
- Close working relationship with the Operations Manager and involvement in wider business improvements.
- Long-term career opportunity within an established food manufacturing business.
The Role
- Oversee the day-to-day running of the cooked meats production facility, covering slicing and packing operations.
- Plan and organise production schedules to meet customer orders and delivery deadlines.
- Lead, motivate and develop the production team, managing attendance, timekeeping, labour allocation and holiday cover.
- Monitor production output, productivity, labour costs, waste and overtime.
- Ensure products are manufactured and packed to the correct specifications, weights, labelling and customer requirements.
- Work closely with Quality Assurance to maintain food safety, HACCP, hygiene and traceability standards.
- Coordinate with intake, warehouse and dispatch to ensure materials and finished products are available when required.
- Investigate production issues and quality concerns, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
- Maintain accurate production records and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
- Work alongside the Operations Manager and wider teams to support overall business performance.
What you’ll need
- Previous experience in a production management or supervisory role within food manufacturing.
- Ideally, experience within cooked meats, meat processing or chilled food production.
- Proven ability to lead, organise and motivate a production team.
- A practical, hands-on approach to managing daily operations.
- Good understanding of food hygiene, HACCP and food safety requirements.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and production deadlines.
- Good communication and problem-solving skills.
- A focus on product quality, customer requirements and operational efficiency.
- Good computer skills for production planning, reporting and record keeping.
Desirable Criteria (it would be great if you have these but don’t worry if you don’t!)
- Experience in cooked meat slicing and packing operations.
- Familiarity with retail and catering food packaging.
- Knowledge of production KPIs, labour efficiency, waste control and continuous improvement.
- Experience working alongside Quality Assurance teams within an approved meat or food processing establishment.
- Relevant food safety or HACCP qualifications.
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If this opportunity doesn’t quite hit the mark but you’re passionate about progressing your career within Food Manufacturing, Agriculture or FMCG, get in touch as I may have other opportunities that could be a better fit.
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Skills:food production operations manufacturing
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