Food Production Manager
hace 4 días
Acton
An ambitious, fast-growing food manufacturing business is seeking a dynamic and people-focused Production Manager to lead a large, high-performing production team through an exciting phase of growth and continuous improvement. This is a career-defining opportunity for an experienced Production Manager who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to make a real impact. With strong backing from senior leadership, ongoing investment in people and systems, and a genuine commitment to operational excellence, this role offers both stability and long-term progression. The Opportunity The successful Production Manager will take full ownership of daily operations within a high-volume production environment, leading up to 100 colleagues and driving world-class standards across safety, quality, food safety, efficiency and team development. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys being visible on the shop floor, setting the standard and inspiring teams to perform at their best. Key Responsibilities • Create and sustain a zero-harm safety culture, ensuring safe systems of work and strong behavioural safety standards, • Deliver all manufacturing KPIs across output, quality, waste, service and efficiency, • Lead the implementation and embedding of LEAN manufacturing, developing continuous improvement as a way of life, • Ensure the site operates to best-in-class food safety and GMP standards, remaining audit-ready at all times, • Drive quality excellence, ensuring products consistently meet agreed specifications and customer expectations, • Lead the introduction of new products, managing trials and ensuring successful launches, • Champion process and equipment improvement, working closely with Engineering to develop a robust TPM strategy, • Maintain outstanding service levels, consistently exceeding 99%, • Control material variance, driving waste and cost as close to zero as possible, • Develop a high-performance team culture through clear standards, structure, appraisals and ongoing coaching, • Play a key role in broader operational excellence and leadership programmes, • Ensure full compliance with all Health & Safety, Food Safety, Legal and Quality obligations The Person This business is looking for a confident, ambitious and data-driven leader who combines strong people skills with a passion for operational excellence. Key attributes include: • Natural, credible leadership style with the ability to inspire large teams, • High energy and a strong personal drive, • A continuous improvement mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo, • Strong decision-making based on data and performance metrics, • Commercially and financially aware, • Comfortable operating at all levels of the business, • A genuine passion for food manufacturing and quality Key skills and experience: • Proven experience leading production in a high-volume manufacturing environment, • Strong working knowledge of LEAN / CI methodologies, • Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability, • Experience of driving operational improvement through structured project delivery, • Sound understanding of food safety, GMP and quality systems, • Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills, • Comfortable working cross-functionally with Planning, Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain Why This Role? • Up to £55,000 salary plus 10% guaranteed bonus, • Long-term career progression within a growing and well-invested operation, • A leadership role where decisions genuinely influence performance and culture, • A business that backs its people, invests in development and promotes from within, • A strong, values-driven culture where quality, safety and people genuinely come first, • The chance to lead at scale and shape a best-in-class manufacturing operation