Production Manager - Fruit

Morrisons; Thrapston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks holiday

Store discount 15%

Staff canteen

Free parking

Pension and life assurance

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Production Manager to lead a large shift team and ensure a smooth, safe, and efficient manufacturing operation. You will report to the Site Manager and drive performance through Shift Managers, operators and technicians.

You will champion Health & Safety, KPI targets, cost control, and continuous improvement across the site while building capability and engagement. This role is site-based with opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership with proven track record in large scale, fast-paced production environments.
• Experience delivering results through operational management, motivation and development of managers.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and KPI-based growth across a site.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Shift Managers and a large operator/technician workforce.
• Ensure Health & Safety of all colleagues and drive improvements across the site.
• Maintain a balanced scorecard of KPIs to drive site growth and profitability.
• Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives and coach managers to raise operational performance.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

People management

KPI management

Health & Safety

Tools

CI tools

Job description

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.

You will also be responsible for:

• Ensuring the Health & 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

Why not take a look around one of our Manufacturing sites?

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

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service AwardsOptional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About Us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.