Operations / Manufacturing Manager - Food

GranMilano S.p.A.; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations / Manufacturing Manager to lead their manufacturing sites in Worcestershire. This full-time role involves overseeing food supplements, personal care, and pharmaceutical production while ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong leadership and strategic decision-making skills. You will be responsible for managing an agile team, developing production schedules, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Join this dynamic team and make a significant impact in the manufacturing sector!

Qualifications

• Strong leadership in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi manufacturing sites and ensure compliance.
• Develop production plans and oversee operations.

Skills

Food manufacturing background

Leadership experience in BRC or GMP

Clear written and oral communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to follow instructions under deadlines

Strategic decision-making

Proficiency in MS Office

Customer service experience

Education

Chemical Engineering or Chemical Processing qualification

Forklift Truck qualification

Job description

Our Client is a speciality supplier and manufacturer of raw materials to the UK Chemical, Food & Pharmaceutical Industries.

They are now seeking an Operations / Manufacturing Manager. This position will be based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The position is a full-time permanent role.

Job Purpose

• Manage multi manufacturing sites; a site specialising food supplements, personal care and pharma products, FSSC22000, BRC GMP, GDP and Chemical production facility and a warehouse operation for specialities.
• Develop manufacturing capability for new processes. Responsible for H, S, E & Q compliance of manufacturing operations.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing

• Management of an agile manufacturing and facilities maintenance team
• Develop the production plan & schedule
• Maintain equipment pre-emptively
• Develop and write SOPs
• Assure regulatory compliance with BRC, GMP and chemical regulations
• Participate in a dedicated team for new manufacturing processes
• Transfer processes from R&D to manufacturing
• Collaborate with the QRESH & Innovation team
• Lead capital investment for processing equipment and commissioning project plans in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Oversee cleaning and sanitation, waste management within the site.
• Support with HACCP / TACCP / VACCP plans
  
  

Warehouse Management

• Work with the Warehouse Manager to operate a speciality warehousing operation
• Repacking and re-labelling of goods
• Transport arrangements
• Goods dispatch
  
  

Health and Safety

• Responsible for operations Risk Assessment
• Responsible for COSHH assessment
• Ensuring correct handling
• Checking MSDS for hazardous information to relay to appropriate staff
• Producing DGN where necessary
• Safe unloading of raw materials
• Safe mapping of chemicals and ingredients
• Applying segregation rules for the storage of chemicals and ingredients
  
  

Essential

Qualifications and Experience

• Food manufacturing background / Leadership experience in a BRC or GMP manufacturing, or equivalent highly regulated operation
• Clear written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail, particularly with respect to weights and measures
• Ability to give and follow instructions in adherence to strict deadlines
• Thriving under pressure, at ease in a fast-paced environment
• Enthusiastic towards change and under agile and fast-evolving circumstances
• Good strategic decision-making as well as firm and swift decision-making when required
• Driven to success, self-motivated and proactively engaging stakeholders towards achieving end goals
• Good proficiency in MS Office package
• Professional telephone manner
• Experience within a customer service environment
  
  

Desirable

• Chemical Engineering or Chemical Processing qualification / background
• A Forklift Truck qualification and valid license
• Knowledge of handling chemicals, as would a qualification in labelling and packing in accordance with IATA and ADR Regulations, although training will be provided
• COSHH (further training will be provided)
• GMP Pharmaceutical operational experience or BRC food manufacturing operational experience
• Chemical manufacturing operational experience
  
  

In return, our Client is offering a basic salary of £55,000 per annum plus benefits.

To apply for the above position, please send your C.V. to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.