Senior Production Manager - Shift Lead, Bonus & Pension

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £50,000-£56,000

Up to 7.5% discretionary bonus

5% employer pension contribution

Life assurance - 2x basic salary

23.5 days holiday including bank hols

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Production Manager for a busy, high-volume food manufacturing operation. You will lead the shift, drive performance and ensure production targets are consistently achieved.

You will work closely with Engineering and Technical teams to improve machine reliability, manage labour planning, monitor KPIs, and promote a culture of continuous improvement, food safety and high performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Senior Production Manager role within FMCG/high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience managing production teams and shift performance.
• Comfortable working with production data and KPIs.
• Strong understanding of productivity, waste, downtime and labour efficiency.
• Confident people leader who can develop and challenge teams.
• Practical approach to continuous improvement; strong GMP, quality and safety knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills with Engineering, Technical and Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the production team and overall shift performance.
• Drive productivity, efficiency, quality and safety across the shift.
• Analyse production data and identify areas for improvement.
• Reduce waste, downtime and unnecessary costs.
• Work closely with Engineering and Technical teams to improve machine performance and reliability.
• Plan labour requirements and manage agency labour effectively.
• Monitor production KPIs including waste, downtime, labour efficiency and yield.
• Investigate production, quality and safety issues and put corrective actions in place.
• Develop and manage Section Managers and wider production teams.
• Carry out 1-to-1s, performance reviews and development plans.
• Support new starter training and build future talent within the team.
• Promote a strong culture of continuous improvement, food safety and high performance.

Skills

Production management

Team leadership

Data & KPIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

GMP & safety

Problem solving

Cost awareness

Job description

Henderson Brown Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Production Manager for a busy, high-volume food manufacturing operation. You will lead the shift, drive performance and ensure production targets are consistently achieved.

You will work closely with Engineering and Technical teams to improve machine reliability, manage labour planning, monitor KPIs, and promote a culture of continuous improvement, food safety and high performance.