Manufacturing Manager

The Sterling Choice; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% bonus

Pension

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Plus additional employee benefits

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is recruiting a Manufacturing Manager for a major food manufacturing site in Warwickshire. You will own a substantial part of the factory, leading people, safety, quality and delivery, with a strong focus on improving performance and cost control.

You\'ll drive projects to install new equipment and challenge established ways of working, spending time on the shop floor to develop your team and work closely with Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain to exceed site KPIs.

Qualifications

• Senior manufacturing/operations experience within food manufacturing.
• Ability to lead manufacturing teams through their managers.
• Proven track record delivering CI, efficiency, waste or cost improvements.
• Experience managing projects or installations 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.

Responsibilities

• Own a significant part of the factory including people, safety, quality, performance, cost and delivery.
• Drive projects to install new equipment and challenge existing ways of working.
• Develop and mentor the manufacturing/ops team on the shop floor.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Technical and Supply Chain and site leadership.
• Look beyond day-to-day operations to identify and implement improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing Ops

Continuous Improvement

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

KPIs & Budgets

HSE & GMP

Job description

Manufacturing Manager

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:

• £70,000–£75,000 DOE


• 10% bonus


• 25 days holiday + bank holidays


• Pension


• Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm


• Plus additional employee benefits

If you've spent the last few years leading food manufacturing operations and want a role where there is genuinely something to get your teeth into, apply below for a confidential conversation.