Senior Production Manager

Morrisons; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK supermarket chain is looking for a Production Manager in Knaresborough to oversee the smooth operation of manufacturing processes. You'll ensure health and safety standards, maintain KPIs, and drive performance while leading a team of shift managers. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and a proven track record in operational management, preferably within food manufacturing. This role offers competitive benefits including six weeks of holiday and discount perks.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% store discount

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Market leading pension

Healthcare benefits

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in a large scale, fast-paced production environment, ideally in Food Manufacturing.
• Proven track record of delivering results in operational management.
• Experience in leading and developing teams to achieve operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety of all colleagues while improving processes.
• Maintain a balanced scorecard against KPIs.
• Maximise profits and drive performance improvement.
• Lead Continuous Improvement Strategy with team involvement.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Operational management experience

Continuous Improvement knowledge

Coaching experience

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? Click here.

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 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.