Production Manager

The Recruitment Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery manufacturer in Coventry is seeking a Production Manager to oversee a production team. This role involves ensuring health and safety compliance, managing quality standards, and coaching staff for optimal performance. Ideal candidates have proven experience in food production and hold relevant food safety certifications.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Production Manager role.
• Proven experience in food production.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff while ensuring health and safety practices are maintained.
• Maintain product quality standards.
• Lead staff development through coaching and training.

Skills

Food Safety level 3

Health & Safety IOSH Managing Safely

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Production Manager - Permanent
Salary - Up to £45k (Depending on Experience)
Location - Coventry
Hours - Days/Nights Mon -Fri

Production Manager / Food Manufacturing / HACCP / IOSH / Food Production / Coventry / Permanent

The Recruitment Group is working with a family-run bakery manufacturer based in Coventry. Having started from a small production kitchen, the business has become one of the market leaders in manufacturing baked products and is looking to grow their production team.

Purpose of the Production Manager role:
Our client is looking for a Production Manager to join their team. The role is to manage a team of staff ensuring Health & Safety and Food Safety practices and policies are maintained, making sure that manufacturing is of an acceptable standard, and to coach, train, and develop all staff to the highest standards.

Main duties and responsibilities of a Production Manager:

• Precise and clear communication between sections across all staff levels, including the Management, Planning, Maintenance, Development, Warehouse, and Technical teams, is critical.
• Develop staff members through coaching, training, and 1-1 review meetings, identifying where improvements need to be made and encouraging when targets are being achieved.
• Ensure daily production schedules are completed, highlighting issues before they occur, dealing with situations, and providing solutions to problems. Provide alternatives to fulfill plan attainment.
• Control and lead shift handover communications between AM and PM shifts.
• Ensure all documentation is completed correctly, signed, completed, and filed back to the QA team, completing Non-Conformance reports as and when required.
• Monitor and maintain product quality standards and ensure they are made 'Right 1st Time'
• Lead 1st launch production of new products, working alongside customers, identifying issues, and providing solutions to problems.
• Monitor and reduce waste from the section, identifying 5 W's (What, Why, Where, When, Who) and identifying corrective actions and long-term resolutions.
• Conduct Return to Work, Advisory Notices, Investigations, Absence Review, Staff Training, 1-1 reviews, 14-week reviews, development plans, and Probationary review meetings.
• Complete Near Miss, Hazard reports and Accident Investigations identifying route causes and actions required to prevent a reoccurrence.
• Notify Senior Managers of any problem that are likely to pose a Food Safety or Health & Safety risk immediately.

Experience/knowledge requirements for a Production Manager:

• Food Safety level 3
• Health & Safety IOSH Managing Safely
• Previous Experience in a Production Manager Role
• Proven Experience in Food Production
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office (Excel & Word)

Please contact Amy @ The Recruitment Group on the contact details provided.