Production Team Manager – Value Added Services

The Bonded Warehousekeepers Ltd; Hillington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading warehousing and logistics firm is looking for a skilled Production Team Manager to lead their Value Added Services department. You will be responsible for driving operational excellence and ensuring compliance with industry standards in a dynamic production environment. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in Lean methodologies, HACCP environments, and managing multi-disciplinary teams. This is a full-time on-site role based in Hillington.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a high-volume manufacturing, packaging, or FMCG environment.
• Strong background in Lean manufacturing, CI, 5S, or similar methodologies.
• Practical experience working within HACCP-controlled environments.
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to lead, inspire, and develop teams.
• Proven people management and development of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Data-driven and able to balance multiple priorities in fast-moving operations.
• Delivers financial performance against budgets.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Qualifications in manufacturing, production, ops management or related field.
• Experience leading teams through change or process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Champion a positive, safe, and high‑performance workplace culture.
• Provide strategic and hands‑on leadership to all VAS operational teams.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing principles.
• Monitor and challenge operational KPIs for performance improvement.
• Oversee resource planning, shifts, staffing, and scheduling.
• Monitor KPIs and use data-driven insights to improve performance.
• Collaborate with commercial, planning and warehouse teams for end-to-end Ops.
• Maintain equipment and facilities to required standards.

Skills

Leadership experience in high‑volume manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

Communication skills

People management

Data-driven

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Power BI

Change management

End-to-end supply chain

Six Sigma (Yellow/Green)

IOSH Managing Safely

Education

Qualifications in manufacturing, production, or ops management

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Production Team Manager – Value Added Services

February 18, 2026

Russell Group

On Site

Full time

Warehousing

Hours: Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week

Location: Hillington

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Production Team Manager to lead our Value Added Services (VAS) department, operating within a fast‑paced, high‑volume production environment. Our VAS division supports a diverse range of activities including rework for the Scottish drinks industry, contract packing for multiple customers, a small‑scale bottling line.

This is a key leadership role that will drive operational excellence, ensure compliance with industry standards, and support our growth strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a positive, safe, and high‑performance workplace culture.
• Provide strategic and hands‑on leadership to all VAS operational teams including Production, bottling and quality.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing principles to increase operational efficiency, reduce waste, and optimise throughput.
• Promote compliance with HACCP, food safety, and health & safety standards across all operational areas.
• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems and processes required to achieve business accreditations.
• Oversee resource planning, shift structures, staffing, and production scheduling to meet customer expectations and business objectives.
• Monitor and challenge operational KPIs and use data‑driven insights to improve performance, cost control, and service levels.
• Promote a strong collaborative environment with commercial, planning, and warehouse teams to ensure seamless end‑to‑end operations.
• Ensure all equipment and facilities are maintained to appropriate standards.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven leadership experience in a high‑volume manufacturing, packaging, or FMCG environment.
• Strong background in Lean manufacturing, CI, 5S, or similar methodologies.
• Practical experience working within HACCP‑controlled environments.
• Previous involvement in building or maintaining certification to SALSA, BRC, or other food/drinks industry standards.
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to lead, inspire, and develop multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Data‑driven, highly organised, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities in a fast‑moving operation.
• Deliver financial performance in line with agreed budgets.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management experience.
• Qualifications in manufacturing, production, ops management, or similar fields.
• Proven experience leading teams through change management, transformation, or process‑improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain flows, including the interfaces between production, planning, warehousing, and commercial teams.
• Experience utilising Power BI dashboards or similar analytics tools to support data‑driven decision making.
• Formal training or certification in Lean Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt) or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and develop teams to build a high‑performance and continuous‑improvement culture.
• IOSH Managing Safely or similar Health & Safety qualification.

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