Assistant Production Manager
High Peak

£50,000 - £55,000

Monday-Friday (39 Hours) (7am-4pm - flexible)

Overview

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Assistant Production Manager to join a well-established manufacturing operation within a heavy industrial and FMCG environment. This role focuses on supporting the leadership of operational teams, maintaining high safety standards, and ensuring production runs efficiently on a day-to-day basis.

This position requires a strong people manager who can maintain strict safety standards, ensure teams remain productive, and help drive positive cultural change across the operation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the management of production teams to ensure safe and efficient operations

• Driving a strong safety culture across the site and ensuring all procedures are followed

• Ensuring all tasks are completed in line with site safety standards, risk assessments and procedures

• Managing team productivity and ensuring operators are performing their roles effectively

• Creating and managing production schedules to ensure operational targets are achieved

• Supporting the technical and operational performance of machinery and production lines

• Delivering and reinforcing SOPs across operational teams

• Supporting training and development of team members to maintain standards and improve performance

• Driving improvements in team engagement, culture and operational discipline

• Working closely with engineering and other departments to maintain production flow

What We're Looking For

• Strong people management experience within heavy industrial or FMCG manufacturing environments

• Proven ability to lead and motivate operational teams

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Strong focus on safety leadership and compliance

• IOSH qualified as a minimum (NEBOSH preferred)

• Experience implementing and training operational procedures (SOPs)

• Ability to organise teams, manage schedules and maintain productivity

Package

• Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

• Free company products

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Employee discounts portal

• Ongoing training and development opportunities

• Stable long-term opportunity within an established industrial business

• Opportunity to influence culture, safety and team performance

Interested?

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact:

Zoe Murray
Principal Recruiter
07860 145624
zoem@kpir.co.uk

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