Production Manager

Description:

Reed Food & FMCG are exclusively representing our client in the ambient food category on the search for a new Production Manager role.

This person will be joining a company who typically promotes from within, and with lots of exciting growth planned in the near future, you will be able to make a significant impact.

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Salary: £40k

Hours: Monday to Friday - days

Location: Mid-Suffolk - apply for postcode.

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Responsibilities include:

To lead Line / Team Leaders and Production Operatives to deliver a quality and customer focused efficient production operation on a day to day basis.
Accountable for ensuring production teams are trained in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, Methods of Manufacture, Health & safety and Product Specifications to ensure that standards are achieved & maintained.
Work in collaboration with all the Operations team, Picking and Planning to ensure the correct stock is available for production on time and in the correct quantities.
To manage staff to ensure adherence to the production plan as far as is practicable to ensure that products are packed in time to meet scheduled collection times.
Manage all processes and provide support through the effective management of stock to the production lines
Accountable for developing and maintaining a highly competent and engaged team by identifying areas of improvement, to maintain a high skill base during weekends, holidays or increased shift levels. Ensuring that quality and efficiencies are maintained.
Monitor the daily performance of the operation and take a proactive approach to improve underperforming areas though coaching, training and redeployment of skills as necessary.
Lead and encourage active participation in daily meetings, reporting/highlighting any areas of concern. Innovate new ways of working utilising the current framework and add value.
Effectively managing budgets including staffing requirements against demands.
Overall responsibility for the relevant area of the operation ensuring SLAs (where appropriate) and KPIs are met and costs are controlled.
To work proactively with Technical/Quality department to address any areas of concern.
Demonstrate the ability to problem solve through effective root cause analysis.
To work cross functionally with all departments and support when required in Production, to ensure on overall smooth operation and demand is met.
Oversee the resourcing within the department to ensure we meet our working time directive.---

If you are interested to find out more - please apply and a consultant will be in touch