Production Manager

ForFarmers; Penrith; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company seeks a Production Manager in Penrith to oversee daily operations. The role involves ensuring cost management, quality control, and compliance with safety standards while leading the production team. Candidates should have significant mill manufacturing experience and strong leadership skills. This full-time position offers an opportunity to drive continuous improvement in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Significant mill manufacturing experience, alternatively in depth production process knowledge in related field.
• Team Leadership experience.
• Ability to multi task.
• IT Literacy.
• Continuous Improvement driven.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily operation and performance of the site.
• Ensure costs are managed within budgetary levels.
• Maintain effective quality control.
• Monitor production performance and help teams achieve objectives.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

Mill manufacturing experience

Team Leadership

Ability to multi task

IT Literacy

Continuous Improvement

Job description

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Penrith, Mardale Rd, Penrith, CA11 9EH

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

Reporting to: Operations Manager

Reference: R9121

Your role

You will be responsible for the daily operation and performance of the site. This covers all aspects of people motivation, safety, quality and cost.

Your responsibilities

• To provide support and assistance to the Operations Manager ensuring that all costs are managed within budgetary/forecasted levels.
• To produce products to the required specifications and maintain effective quality control in order to meet the requirements of quality assurance schemes as specified.
• Ensure the production and planning teams are performing to their full potential through regular monitoring of objectives, coaching, motivation, involvement and training.
• Assist the Operations Manager with the site inventory to ensure minimum use of working capital.
• Ensure that the mill operates to all current legislation and company procedures, including Health & Safety, Environment and quality Standards.
• Achieve and monitor the energy usage against the target for the site (KWH/t) as set by the UK Management Team.
• Discuss and agree the CAPEX spend requirements with the Site Management Team on an annual basis.
• To take the lead in the running of the site, in the absence of the Operations Manager.
• To monitor the production processes to achieve the optimum performance of the plant, as well as the performance KPI’s set by the UK Management Team, including the energy usage (KWH/t).
• Work with the Engineering Team to ensure the maintenance plan minimises the time lost through breakdown.
• Maximise throughputs, which should then enable planned shutdowns, enabling all departments to ensure customer requirements are met on time.
• Ensure audits are conducted on a regular basis to ensure that HSEQ compliance is maintained at all times.
• Monitor and control the costs of manufacturing consumables such as Dies, Rolls, grinder beaters, etc.
• Ensure that feed is manufactured to the agreed Company quality standards and in compliance with all protocols and legal requirements.
• With the Formulations department, review formulations on a monthly basis to evaluate the impact of any changes on quality or throughput.
• Investigate, report on and implement corrective actions for any production related customer complaints.
• Ensure the mill cleaning schedule is adhered to and all spillages and leaks are dealt with in the appropriate manner.
• Create a ‘clean-as-you-go’ culture, so we can all have pride in our working environment.
• Work with the Operations Manager to assist with monthly stocktaking by managing physical stock checks of macro and micro raw materials.
• Work with the Operations Manager to ensure that all mill costs are maintained within budget constraints.
• Ensure that you encourage a safety first culture and provide a safe working environment for your team, protecting all visitors to the premises, and meet all business and legal requirements.
• In conjunction with the Operations Manager, it is your responsibility to work towards these objectives by planning, training, supervising, consulting, investigating and preventing.
• Manage the site with an effective Environmental Management System.
• To work with the Operations Management Team to identify and develop opportunities for manufacturing improvements.

Your profile

Essential:

• Significant mill manufacturing experience, alternatively in depth production process knowledge in related field
• Team Leadership experience
• Ability to multi task
• IT Literacy
• Continuous Improvement driven