Production Manager

Morrisons; Rushden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car Allowance

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in Morrisons stores

Discount card for family/friends

Leadership School development

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing Aviva DigitalGP

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies inc. 26 weeks

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Production Manager to lead a large site operation and ensure high quality product delivery. You'll report to the Site Manager and oversee a team of Shift Managers, coordinating with operators and technicians on a day-to-day basis.

The role is onsite, demanding and pacey, with 5 days from 7 (mostly Monday to Friday) and occasional weekend work during peak trading periods. You will drive health and safety, KPI performance and continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills and experience in managing large teams.
• Proven track record in delivering results in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Experience in coaching managers to drive performance and change.
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Shift Managers responsible for a large number of operators and technicians.
• Ensure health and safety of all colleagues and drive improvements across the site.
• Maintain a balanced scorecard against KPIs to drive growth and efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and engage staff in the process.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Team coaching

Continuous improvement

Job description

More about the role

Our Production Managers have a big job, it's down to them to ensure our manufacturing operation runs smoothly, ensuring we deliver great quality products to our customers, on time. It's demanding, pacey and ever-changing. Reporting into the Site Manager, you will manage a team of Shift Managers who are responsible for a large number of operators and technicians.

This role is onsite working 5 days from 7 - mostly Monday to Friday with some weekend working during peak trading

You will also be responsible for:

• Ensuring the health and safety of all colleagues whilst maintaining and making improvements in all areas
• Maintaining a balanced scorecard against KPIs to drive further growth across the site
• Maximising profits and drive performance improvement
• Working with our current teams to drive the Continuous Improvement Strategy, through colleague involvement and engagement

More about our perks

• Private healthcare
• Car Allowance
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

As well as strong leadership skills you will also:

• Be working as a Production Manager/Operations Manager, or equivalent, within a large scale, fast-paced production environment - ideally across Food Manufacturing.
• Have a proven track record in an operational management role in particular delivering results, with a strong emphasis on leading, motivating and developing.
• Have experience in leading and coaching managers to drive forward results and step change operational performance would also be a great advantage, and would be in line with the expectations of our current managers
• Have a good working knowledge of the tools and techniques of Continuous Improvement and how to integrate them into a business