Production Manager

The Sterling Choice; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sterling Choice in Lincolnshire is seeking a Production Manager to lead a circa 100-person food manufacturing operation, with four Team Leaders spanning production, prep, packing and service. The role is Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 4:00pm, offering visibility and the chance to coach a bright, ambitious team.

You will drive yield, reduce waste, raise standards and create structure, prioritisation and accountability while managing labour, workflow and costs to hit safety, quality and customer

Qualifications

• Experience leading a sizeable team in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience with yield improvement and cost control is beneficial.
• Chilled, short shelf life product exposure is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing four Team Leaders
• Improving yield, waste and production performance
• Strengthening quality and operational standards
• Bringing greater structure, prioritisation and accountability
• Managing labour, workflow and costs
• Delivering against safety, quality and customer targets

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Performance improvement

Quality standards

Safety compliance

Job description

Production Manager

Lincolnshire

c.£50,000

Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 4:00pm

If you enjoy developing people as much as improving performance, this one should interest you.

You’ll lead a food manufacturing operation of approximately 100 people, with four Team Leaders reporting directly to you across production, prep, packing and service.

And those Team Leaders are a big part of the opportunity.

They’re young, bright and ambitious. They’ve stepped up, they’re doing a good job and they want to learn. What they need now is an experienced Production Manager who will coach them, challenge them and give them the confidence to make their own decisions.

The operation itself is established and runs well. You won’t be walking into chaos or being asked to rebuild everything from scratch.

There is, however, plenty for you to influence.

Yield is the biggest opportunity, alongside improving consistency, strengthening standards and creating a more organised and accountable production team. You’ll have the freedom to look at how the department operates, identify where performance is being lost and work with the team to make practical improvements.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading and developing four Team Leaders
• Improving yield, waste and production performance
• Strengthening quality and operational standards
• Bringing greater structure, prioritisation and accountability
• Managing labour, workflow and costs
• Delivering against safety, quality and customer targets

You’ll need experience leading a sizeable team within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Chilled, short shelf life product exposure would be particularly useful, especially if you can demonstrate improvements in yield, but it isn’t essential.

This is a role for someone who wants to be visible, build a strong team and leave the operation better than they found it.