Production Manager

We are proud to partner with a fast growing, international food business who are embarking on an ambitious global expansion project driven by their high-quality & delicious food products. They are in search of a process & quality driven Production Manager with experience of running a busy food production facility & team.

• Chance to work for a highly respected and ambitious UK food brand!
• Highly supportive employer who offers an exciting career path
• Secure, UK market leader going from strength to strength globally.

What is expected of you?

• Production management - Oversee all production operations and team management.
• Production plan creation and adherence to ensure full compliance of the production plan in all areas.
• Manage and maintain the highest levels of quality control and compliance.
• Ensure all operators are working to HACCP policies and producing high quality products in a food safe environment.
• Meet & maintain all standards of the external audit (Safe and Local Supplier Approval - SALSA)
• Ensure warehouse team correctly store ingredients and finished goods.
• Equipment, machinery and facility management.
• People & Team management including training & development, recruitment, on-boarding and appraisals.
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional team collaboration.

As a successful SME going through sustained growth, it is essential that the Production Manager is a hugely proactive individual who will lead from the front and provide the following experience -

• Extensive Production Management experience within the food & beverage sector.
• Track record of creating accurate production plans.
• Proven ability to manage and lead production teams.
• Excellent working knowledge of health & safety food hygiene legislation.
• Ideally HACCP qualified.
• Must have a driver’s license / forklift license & counterbalance (preferred)
• Process driven able to establish, maintain and share new processes.
• Clear communicator and a team player
• Highly organised - ability to plan, prioritise, and schedule as well as keep track of own workload and work to deadlines.
• Easily approachable with good interpersonal skills, creative thinking, and analytical skills
• Able to cope under pressure and respond to production peaks

If you match all the above criteria and you are excited by the prospect of working with one of the most dynamic and exciting companies in the UK right now, then please apply.

Due to the number of applicants we can only respond to candidates matching the above criteria