Production Team Manager: Safety, Quality & CI

Freshlystaged; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

8 bank holidays

Pension up to 7.5%

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work

On-site parking

Job summary

Premier Foods in Ashford is seeking a proactive Team Manager Production to lead a multidisciplinary operations team on site. The role focuses on safety, quality, and continuous improvement while driving performance across SQDCPM.

The position is a permanent day-shift role with cover across three shifts and 37.5 hours per week. You will lead a team to meet production targets, manage changeovers, and deliver KPI results.

Qualifications

• Proven people leadership in manufacturing or production.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards (FSP Level 3, HACCP Level 3; BRCGS/ISO22000 desirable).
• Experience applying CI tools and leading change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive a strong safety, quality and food safety culture.
• Lead team to hit production, quality and waste targets.
• Manage changeovers, shift handovers and issue escalation.
• Own shift performance results and KPI delivery.
• Deliver clear daily priorities and actions.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance, standards and system accuracy.
• Coach, develop and manage team performance.
• Plan resources to meet demand.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive site performance.

Skills

People leadership

Food safety knowledge

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

IT proficiency

Education

Food safety Level 3

HACCP Level 3

BRCGS/ISO 22000 desirable

Tools

SAP

Job description

Premier Foods in Ashford is seeking a proactive Team Manager Production to lead a multidisciplinary operations team on site. The role focuses on safety, quality, and continuous improvement while driving performance across SQDCPM.

The position is a permanent day-shift role with cover across three shifts and 37.5 hours per week. You will lead a team to meet production targets, manage changeovers, and deliver KPI results.