Manufacturing Manager

The Sterling Choice; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm

Plus additional employee benefits

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is seeking a Manufacturing Manager in Warwickshire to take ownership of a major production area, leading people, safety, quality, performance and costs. You will drive improvements beyond daily operations and work across Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain with site leadership to deliver tangible changes.

You should have prior senior manufacturing/operations experience, a track record of implementing CI and cost reductions, and the ability to manage projects and budgets

Qualifications

• Senior manufacturing/operations experience with responsibility for a sizeable production operation.
• Experience leading manufacturing teams through their managers.
• Track record of improving operational performance, not just maintaining it.
• Delivery of CI, efficiency, waste or cost improvements.
• Management of projects or support for installation/commissioning of new equipment/lines.
• Collaboration with Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain.
• Management against KPIs and budgets; strong H&S, food safety, quality and GMP standards.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a significant part of the factory and lead people, safety, quality, performance, cost and delivery.
• Drive improvements and change initiatives, going beyond day-to-day operations.
• Develop and mentor the management team and engage floor operations.
• Work closely with Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain and with site leadership.
• Deliver projects to integrate new equipment and production lines.

Skills

People management

Operations leadership

CI / continuous improvement

Budget management

Project delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Food Manufacturing | Warwickshire | £70,000–£75,000 + 10% Bonus

Some manufacturing jobs are about keeping things ticking over.

This isn't one of them.

There is a lot changing at this site.

Investment is going into the operation. New equipment is being introduced. Ways of working that have been around for a long time are being challenged. And, as part of that, they're creating an additional Manufacturing Manager position to give the operation stronger leadership.

You'll take ownership of a significant part of the factory, with responsibility for everything you'd expect at this level – people, safety, quality, performance, cost and delivery.

But the interesting bit is what happens beyond the day-to-day.

There are projects to deliver, improvements to make and new equipment to integrate into the operation. They need somebody who can look at how things are currently done, understand what needs to change and then actually make it happen.

That means this probably isn't the role for someone who wants to inherit a well-oiled machine and simply maintain it.

You'll need to be comfortable spending time on the factory floor, developing your management team, getting underneath performance and challenging standards where they need to improve.

You'll also work closely with Engineering, Technical, Supply Chain, HR and the wider site leadership team, so you'll need to be capable of operating beyond your own production area.

What are they looking for?

You'll already have held a senior manufacturing/operations position within food manufacturing, with responsibility for a sizeable production operation.

More importantly, you'll be able to demonstrate where you've:

• Led and developed manufacturing teams through their managers
• Improved operational performance rather than simply maintained it
• Delivered CI, efficiency, waste or cost improvements
• Managed projects or supported the installation/commissioning of new equipment or production lines
• Worked closely with Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain
• Managed against operational KPIs and budgets
• Maintained strong standards across H&S, food safety, quality and GMP

You don't need to arrive with a 100-page transformation strategy.

You do need to be the sort of Manufacturing Manager who sees something that could work better and does something about it.

The package:

• 10% bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension
• Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm
• Plus additional employee benefits