Production Manager

Noble Foods Limited; Gainsborough CP; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service Awards

Paternity/Maternity Leave

Life Insurance

Sick Pay Scheme

Perkbox Discounts

Egg & Chicken Discounts

One-year Celebration Day

DigiCare Health Checks

Discounted Gym Memberships

Free Eye Test

Discounted Mobile Plans

Annual Bonus

First Aider Allowances

Wellness Programme

Charity Matching

Job summary

Noble Foods is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead a safe, efficient and high-performing production operation.

You'll be responsible for delivering against key safety, quality, service, people, yield, efficiency and cost targets, while providing visible leadership to Team Leaders and the wider production team in a fast-paced environment. This role focuses on developing people and driving continuous improvement, with strong emphasis on HACCP and food safety.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a production or manufacturing operation.
• Strong people leadership and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of health and safety, HACCP and quality standards.
• Experience managing production plans, labour and KPIs.
• Data-driven approach to identify issues and drive improvement.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Relevant leadership or operational training incl. IOSH/Level 2 HACCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production to meet plan safely and to quality.
• Monitor KPIs and drive improvements in productivity and costs.
• Coach and develop Team Leaders and staff.
• Ensure health, food safety and HACCP compliance.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement with data and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Engineering/Maintenance for equipment reliability.
• Maintain records and report performance and risks.
• Engage with Site Leadership Team and drive site performance.
• Support sustainability, inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

People leadership

Data-driven

Problem solving

Communication

Regulated environment

Job description

We’re Hiring – Production Manager | Noble Foods

Noble Foods – Home of the Happy Egg Co.

Noble Foods is a family-owned business established in 1920, with businesses across milling, poultry, agriculture and consumer foods. Our brands include The Happy Egg Co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

We’re proud to have been rated one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food & Drink industry by Best Companies.

Reports to: Factory Manager

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead a safe, efficient and high-performing production operation.

You’ll be responsible for delivering against key safety, quality, service, people, yield, efficiency and cost targets, while providing visible leadership to Team Leaders and the wider production team.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment, developing people and driving continuous improvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead daily production to deliver the agreed plan safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

• Monitor KPIs and take action to improve productivity, yield, labour, waste, downtime and costs.

• Lead, coach and develop Team Leaders, supporting performance, engagement and succession planning.

• Ensure high standards of health & safety, food safety, hygiene, HACCP and compliance.

• Investigate incidents, address risks and ensure corrective actions are completed.

• Drive continuous improvement using data, root-cause analysis and practical solutions.

• Work closely with Engineering and Maintenance to maximise equipment reliability and productivity.

• Maintain accurate records and provide clear updates on performance, risks and recovery plans.

• Build strong relationships with the wider Site Leadership Team and contribute to site-wide performance.

• Support Noble Foods’ commitment to sustainability, inclusion and wellbeing.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience leading a production or manufacturing operation, ideally within food manufacturing or another regulated environment.

• Strong people leadership and experience coaching Team Leaders or managers.

• Good knowledge of health & safety, food safety, hygiene and quality standards.

• Experience managing production plans, labour, yield, waste, efficiency and KPIs.

• Confident using data to identify issues and drive improvement.

• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.

• Relevant leadership/operational training.

• IOSH Managing Safely, Accident Investigation, Manual Handling and HACCP Level 2, or willingness to achieve these.

Our Values – TO CARE

Together | Ownership | Courage | Action | Respect | Excellence

These values shape how we work and the leaders we want to be.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take a key leadership role in a busy production environment where your decisions and ideas will directly impact safety, performance, quality and people development.

If you’re an experienced production leader who enjoys delivering results, developing teams and driving meaningful improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

What can we offer you?

• Service Awards

• Enhanced paternity and maternity

• Free life insurance

• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero

• Discounted eggs and chicken

• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday

• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.

• Discounted Gym Memberships

• Free Eye Test every two years

• Discounted mobile phone contracts

• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus

• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders

• Wellness programme

• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.