Area Production Manager – Chilled Food Manufacturing

The Role

We are seeking an Area Production Manager within a chilled food manufacturing environment to lead and develop a team within a fast-paced production environment.

The successful candidate will be a people-focused leader with a hands-on approach, capable of driving production performance while developing their team and maintaining high standards of food safety, quality and health and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team, creating a positive and accountable working environment.

• Oversee daily production operations to ensure customer orders are completed on time and to specification.

• Monitor production performance against targets, including output, efficiency, waste and labour costs.

• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, product quality and health and safety.

• Manage staffing levels, attendance, shift allocation, training and employee performance.

• Build strong working relationships across Production, Technical, Hygiene, Planning and Engineering.

• Identify and implement improvements to productivity, processes and waste reduction.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives and the development of team members.

Essential Experience and Skills

• Experience within chilled food manufacturing.

• Experience leading and managing a production team.

• A people-centric leadership style, with the ability to engage, motivate and develop employees.

• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene, quality and health and safety standards.

• Managing production targets, KPIs, labour efficiency and waste.

• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: Dependent on experience.

• Working hours: Monday to Friday, 2pm–10pm.

• Annual leave: 33 days.

• Pension: Company pension scheme.

• Career progression: Genuine opportunities for career development and progression within the business.

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