Production Manager – 6 month FTC

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Manager to join a chilled food facility based in Hertfordshire.

My client produces over 100,000 fresh, nutritious chilled ready meals every week. They are a well-invested, small to medium operation and are BRC AA standard.

My client is looking to recruit an experienced Production Manager to lead and develop the production team on an initial six-month contract.

Reporting into the Factory Manager, you will work closely with the Engineering Manager and Technical Manager on site to ensure customer orders are delivered on time, in full.

The role includes the management of incoming goods and stock management, high care meal assembly, low care pick and pack, and final dispatch. You will be managing a team of approximately 40 staff with two Supervisors reporting into you.

Key accountabilities will involve:

• Managing materials to ensure waste is kept to a minimum
• Planning labor for the site ensuring costs are kept under control
• Liaising with Technical to ensure hygiene levels are maintained throughout the departments and ensure the department is prepared for internal and external visitors to achieve targeted internal GMP and external audits
• Communicating any engineering issues to ensure a timely resolution and ensure agreed OEE levels are achieved
• Ensuring the department complies with the business's policies, procedures, and specifications
• Motivating and developing the Team Leaders and identifying any skill gaps and initiating training and recruitment as appropriate
• Supervising all H&S meetings and coordinating risk assessment completion ensuring accidents and near misses are kept to a minimum
• Driving Continuous Improvement across the department

Monday – Friday days based 40hrs per week.

To apply you must have:

• Proven experience of leading a team in a food production environment (chilled desirable)
• Knowledge and experience of GMP
• Good levels of numeracy and literacy

Apply now to avoid missing out. Contact Nicole for more details.

REF. NCM51063

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Manufacturing and Management

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Dairy Product Manufacturing, and Beverage Manufacturing