Manufacturing Manager: Fast-Paced Food Ops (Mon-Thu)

True North Talent Limited; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three-day weekend

Job summary

True North Talent Limited is recruiting a Manufacturing Manager for an established UK food manufacturer in East Yorkshire. The role is hands-on, leading Section and Team Leaders to deliver the production plan in a fast-paced, short-shelf-life environment.

You will drive performance across throughput, labour efficiency and waste, while upholding food safety, GMP and health & safety standards. A Monday-Thursday week and visible senior leadership involvement await.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior manufacturing roles within fresh/short-shelf-life food.
• Proven ability to lead teams through Team Leaders, Section Leaders or Supervisors.
• Hands-on leadership style with significant time on the factory floor.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, labour, throughput, efficiency and waste.
• Understanding of food safety, GMP and health & safety in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to achieve the production plan.
• Develop and manage a team of Section and Team Leaders.
• Maintain a strong factory-floor presence and resolve operational issues.
• Drive throughput, labour efficiency, waste reduction and productivity.
• Ensure food safety, GMP and H&S standards are met.
• Review performance and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Deploy labour and resources effectively against production needs.
• Build accountability and consistency across the leadership team.
• Coach Team and Section Leaders to strengthen capability.
• Collaborate with Technical, Planning, Engineering, Despatch and broader Ops teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and embed a culture of improvement.
• Respond quickly to changing production requirements in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Short-shelf-life manufacturing

Team leadership

Factory floor presence

Production planning understanding

Problem solving

Continuous improvement mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

True North Talent Limited is recruiting a Manufacturing Manager for an established UK food manufacturer in East Yorkshire. The role is hands-on, leading Section and Team Leaders to deliver the production plan in a fast-paced, short-shelf-life environment.

You will drive performance across throughput, labour efficiency and waste, while upholding food safety, GMP and health & safety standards. A Monday-Thursday week and visible senior leadership involvement await.