Senior Production Manager

Myton Food Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Production Manager to oversee their manufacturing operations. You will ensure health and safety, manage team performance, and drive continuous improvement. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and experience in fast-paced food manufacturing environments. The role offers competitive benefits including six weeks' holiday and staff discounts.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)

15% store discount

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Market leading pension and life assurance

Healthcare/Well-being benefits

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience as a Production Manager/Operations Manager in large scale production environments.
• Proven track record in an operational management role delivering results.
• Experience in leading and coaching managers to drive operational performance.
• Working knowledge of Continuous Improvement tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety for all colleagues.
• Maintain a balanced scorecard against KPIs.
• Maximise profits and drive performance improvement.
• Drive the Continuous Improvement Strategy.

Skills

Leadership skills

Operational management

Continuous Improvement

Motivating and developing teams

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.

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

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 Awards
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About The Company

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.