Senior Production Manager: Lead Ops Excellence & Growth

Branston Potatoes; Walcot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Production Manager to drive operational excellence across its production facilities. The role involves overseeing performance metrics, leading team development, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership and analytical skills, with experience in a production environment. Benefits include a company bonus scheme and enhanced pension contributions, along with private health insurance and onsite parking.

Benefits

Company bonus scheme (up to 7.5%)

Enhanced pension contributions

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance & critical illness cover

Onsite Parking

Free fruit & potatoes

Electric salary sacrifice car scheme

Flu vaccines

Qualifications

• Experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Strong commitment to safety, GMP, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence across production facilities.
• Lead improvement initiatives to reduce waste and improve quality.
• Provide reporting on performance metrics to Head of Operations.
• Forecast labour requirements and manage daily labour tracker.
• Mentor production team to meet objectives and align with business goals.

Skills

Proven leadership

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

People management experience

Proficient in computer systems

Tools

Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

A leading agricultural company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Production Manager to drive operational excellence across its production facilities. The role involves overseeing performance metrics, leading team development, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership and analytical skills, with experience in a production environment. Benefits include a company bonus scheme and enhanced pension contributions, along with private health insurance and onsite parking.