Manufacturing Manager

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Global Food Manufacturing Group is seeking an experienced Site Manufacturing Manager to lead a large UK operation, delivering safe, efficient production with high quality and regulatory compliance. The role reports to the Site Director and offers visibility within a global organisation.

You will drive operational excellence, develop a high-performance culture, and manage a substantial multi-disciplinary team across manufacturing functions, engineering, QA and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in regulated food or similar environments.
• Experience on COMAH Upper Tier sites is highly desirable.
• Proven track record leading large manufacturing teams in complex settings.
• Strong background in operational excellence and CI methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead all manufacturing activities across the site with safety and efficiency at the core.
• Champion safety culture on an Upper Tier COMAH site.
• Drive KPIs for productivity, quality, service, cost and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies aligned with site objectives.
• Drive CI initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or similar methods.
• Build and develop a large multi-disciplinary manufacturing team.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, environmental and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Quality, HSE and Commercial teams.
• Lead change programmes, capacity improvements and investment projects.
• Manage budgets and resources to maximise profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Change management

Safety culture

Continuous improvement

People development

Education

Engineering / Manufacturing degree

Job description

Manufacturing Manager Global Food Manufacturing Group

Competitive Salary circa £80K + Bonus + Benefits

Upper Tier COMAH Site

Are you an experienced manufacturing leader ready to take ownership of a complex, high-performing production operation within a globally recognised organisation?

Our client is a world-leading food manufacturer with an extensive international footprint, supplying customers across multiple markets and operating some of the industry's most advanced production facilities. Due to continued investment and growth, they are seeking a Site Manufacturing Manager to lead manufacturing operations at one of their strategically important UK sites.

This is a rare opportunity to join an Upper Tier COMAH facility, where operational excellence, safety leadership, continuous improvement, and people development sit at the heart of everything they do.

The Opportunity Reporting directly to the Site Director, you will provide leadership across manufacturing operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of production targets while maintaining the highest standards of quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping site performance, fostering a high-performance culture, and driving operational excellence initiatives across a large manufacturing operation.

This role offers significant visibility within the wider global organisation and the opportunity to influence both site and group-level strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all manufacturing activities across the site, ensuring safe and efficient production performance.
• Champion a world-class safety culture within an Upper Tier COMAH environment.
• Deliver operational KPIs relating to productivity, quality, service, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies aligned with site and business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, or equivalent methodologies.
• Build, lead, and develop a large multi-disciplinary manufacturing team.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Quality, HSE, and Commercial teams.
• Lead operational change programmes, capacity improvements, and site investment projects.
• Manage budgets and resources to maximise operational effectiveness and profitability.

About You

We're looking for an ambitious and inspirational manufacturing leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to operational leadership.

• Significant leadership experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or another highly regulated process environment.
• Experience operating within a COMAH-regulated site, ideally Upper Tier.
• Proven success leading large manufacturing teams in a complex production setting.
• Strong understanding of operational excellence and continuous improvement principles.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver sustainable improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience managing organisational change and driving cultural transformation.
• Degree-level qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline preferred.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a globally recognised market leader.
• Key leadership role within a strategically important manufacturing site.
• Exposure to international operations and senior leadership teams.
• Significant investment programme and growth agenda.
• Competitive salary and performance bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Genuine career progression opportunities across a global business.

Why Apply?

This is more than a manufacturing leadership role. It's an opportunity to make a lasting impact on a highly complex operation, lead talented teams, influence strategic business decisions, and play a key role in the future success of a global manufacturer.

If you're a driven operational leader who thrives in a challenging, safety-critical environment and wants to be part of an organisation committed to excellence, we'd love to hear from you.