Syrup & Ingredients Manager

Worklane GmbH; Ripon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Refresco is seeking an experienced Syrup & Ingredients Manager to oversee the Pontefract manufacturing operations, ensuring products are produced to the highest quality and safety standards. The role focuses on leading teams, coordinating end-to-end syrup production, and delivering continuous improvement within a fast-paced environment.

You will drive quality systems, manage resources, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to meet regulatory and customer requirements while

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing with strong leadership.
• Knowledge of quality systems and standards.
• Proficiency in SAP within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end syrup production processes and related operations.
• Enforce quality control standards and ensure compliance with specs and regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost-efficiency across production and processes.
• Lead, develop and motivate teams, with training and succession planning.
• Maintain safety, hygiene and environmental compliance across sites.
• Support business performance and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Quality systems

SAP

Tools

SAP

Job description

Syrup & Ingredients Manager

Pontefract, H14

Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 5pm, Friday 8:30am – 4pm

About the Role

Tosupport the quality improvement and right first-time agenda so that products are legally and safely manufactured in compliance with customer and internal Company specifications and standards.To facilitate the launch of new customers, products, and processes into manufacturing

Here are your key tasks and responsibilities as Syrup & Ingredients Manager at Refresco:

• Manage the end-to-end syrup production process, including carbonation, dilute-to-taste perations, water treatment, CIP systems, and raw material handling, ensuring efficient and cost-effective operations.
• Maintain product quality and complianceby enforcing quality control standards, preventing the release of non-conforming materials, adhering to process parameters, and supporting management system requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovationthrough process enhancements, product development support, operational excellence initiatives, and collaboration with customers and stakeholders.
• Lead, develop, and motivate teamsby promoting high performance, delivering training and succession planning, setting clear objectives, and encouraging multi-skilling across all levels.
• Ensure the highest standards of safety, hygiene, and environmental compliance, maintaining safe working practices, enforcing H&S policies, sustaining hygiene standards, and managing waste in line with regulations.
• Support business performance and strategic objectivesthrough effective cost centre and capital expenditure management, strong cross-functional relationships, and assisting in the development and implementation of operational goals and procedures.

About You

We are seeking an experienced manufacturing professional with strong leadership skills, knowledge of quality systems, and proficiency in SAP. The successful candidate will be highly organised, an effective communicator, and able to manage teams, projects, and priorities in a fast-paced production environment while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Ultimately, we encourage everyone to role model our core values of agility, responsibility, passion, excellence, and entrepreneurship as we believe these are what has made Refresco successful so far.

Find out more about the Refresco Values here:https://www.refresco.co.uk/uk/about/our-values

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.

Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees.www.refresco.com.

Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started.

We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.

Whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for allis fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.