Production Team Manager

Staffline Group PLC; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Production Team Manager for day shifts in Knaresborough. This on-site role involves managing a production team, ensuring operational efficiency and quality, and driving continuous improvements. The ideal candidate should have experience in the FMCG or related sectors and a strong understanding of factory operations. Benefits include a competitive salary, bonus, and excellent pension.

Benefits

Bonus

Excellent pension

Overtime and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG, Food and Drink, Automotive or Pharmaceutical industries.
• Proven record as a production shift leader or supervisor.
• Ability to maximize production processes and ensure quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team across several production lines.
• Plan and schedule production to meet customer needs.
• Drive development projects and performance improvements.
• Provide technical support and utilize improvement tools.

Skills

Understanding of factory operations

Interest in production processes

Change management experience

Continuous improvement knowledge

Education

Graduate calibre in operations or engineering

Job description

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• Job Title: Production Team Manager - Dayshift
• Rotating Day Shifts, NO NIGHTS
• Location: Harrogate Knaresbrough A1 area, commutable from parts of Bradford, York, Wetherby, Leeds etc
• On-site production lead role on dayshift
• Bonus, excellent pension, overtime and benefits
• Contract Type: Permanent

Our client is renowned and admired FMCG multi-site manufacturer, enjoying UK dominance and market-leading status in their category sector. An opportunity has arisen for a Production Team Manager, working day shifts, NO NIGHTS.

• A hands-on production and manufacturing team lead, controlling the movement of all raw materials through to packaged finished goods in your area, planning and scheduling production to meet customer needs within quality, time and cost specifications
• You will manage a small team across several lines in a process and production area
• Responsible for both the day-to-day to day management of technical and production operations professionals in your area, via your established management team; as well as coordinating and driving development projects which will lead towards performance improvements, cost reduction and greater competitiveness
• The role will involve a significant amount of Change Management in all areas of manufacturing, engineering and operations
• You will provide technical support and analysis, including the utilisation of industrial performance and continuous improvement tools

Qualifications & Requirements – Production Team Manager - Dayshift

• Ideally you will be of graduate calibre, with an understanding of all areas of factory operations. You will also possess FMCG, Food and Drink, Automotive, Pharmaceutical or regulated fast-paced manufacturing industry experience
• You will have a genuine interest in maximising production processes and producing high quality consumer products
• You may be experienced in change management, CI, planning and organizing factory improvement initiatives
• This could suit a high potential graduate in operations, engineering or related technical discipline or a proven production shift leader / Supervisor, hoping to take more responsibility for a leadership area role, on shift, operating with complete autonomy

What we can offer – Dayshift Production Team Manager

• Days Shift Work
• Work at a best-in-class, an award-winning site