Site Manufacturing Lead - Lean Ops & Safety Champion

Finsbury Foods; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Finsbury Foods is seeking a Site Manufacturing Lead to own the site's Manufacturing, Planning and Hygiene performance. You will provide strategic direction to the shift leadership and operations teams, aligning priorities and driving operational discipline across all manufacturing areas.

You will champion Lean principles, data‑driven decision making and continuous improvement to boost productivity, reduce waste, improve labour utilisation and OEE while ensuring safety, quality and GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Proven ability to build high‑performing leadership teams and drive accountability.
• Strong grasp of manufacturing operations, planning, hygiene and end‑to‑end performance.
• Experience using data to drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Solid knowledge of Health & Safety, GMP and related legislation.
• Commercial awareness with budget and labour cost management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead site Manufacturing, Planning and Hygiene to achieve objectives.
• Provide strategic leadership to shift leads and wider operations.
• Drive operational excellence through Lean, standardisation and data‑driven decisions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Technical, Planning, Warehouse and People teams.
• Champion Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality and GMP compliance.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Lean manufacturing

Data-led decision making

Operational excellence

Safety & GMP compliance

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Education

Degree in Manufacturing/Engineering

Job description

Finsbury Foods is seeking a Site Manufacturing Lead to own the site's Manufacturing, Planning and Hygiene performance. You will provide strategic direction to the shift leadership and operations teams, aligning priorities and driving operational discipline across all manufacturing areas.

You will champion Lean principles, data‑driven decision making and continuous improvement to boost productivity, reduce waste, improve labour utilisation and OEE while ensuring safety, quality and GMP compliance.