Production Manager (FMCG)

Do you have a passion for hands-on leadership, operational excellence, and problem solving?

As our Production Manager, you'll have the privilege of leading high-performing teams, fostering a safety first, quality-driven culture.

You’ll instil a supportive, high-energy culture across our continental shift (4 on 4 off, rotating days and nights), setting high standards, educating and developing our talent.

About the RoleA key part of this role, as a Production Manager, is leading with humility by encouraging your team's innovative input, recognising their performance, ensuring zero-harm at all times.

You'll promote Continuous Improvement, implementing and utilising lean manufacturing techniques across the site. You'll also maximise productivity sustainably, minimise waste responsibly, and demonstrate a cost conscious approach to waste management/recycling, resourcing, and materials.

It's crucial our Production Manager guides, supports and promotes our colleagues through training and development, enriching their knowledge, skills, and capability to ensure a fully skilled and motivated team.

You'll also play an integral role in maintaining audit standards relating to BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and SMETA Sedex.

Benefits
Company pension
Life assurance
Free company products
Free on-site parking
Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
Free early access to pay scheme
Salary sacrifice schemes
Employee referral scheme

Requirements

We are looking for a commercially-minded and people-centred leader with resilience, a drive for results, and commitment to empowering colleagues.

We're looking for:

A people-centred and present approach to Production Management, with the willingness to support during busy climates.

A improvement-oriented growth mindset, instilling this throughout the team.

Ideally, you will hold a Manufacturing Certification/Qualification such as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certified (not essential).

Ideally, you will hold (or be looking to attain) a Leadership Certification/Qualification, e.g. CMI, ILM or similar (not essential).

Robust experience in delivering a significant changes or transformation projects for Production or Manufacturing environments.

We'd love to hear from you if you have senior Production experience in FMCG, Foods, Paper Converting, Printing, Pharmaceutical, or similar environments