Factory Manager

Overview

Factory Manager - Erith, UK. Lead high growth frozen food manufacturing operations, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and multi site expansion for a leading food manufacturer. Competitive salary and progression opportunities. Fluent Mandarin required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all day to day factory production operations.
• Oversee multiple departments and shift structures.
• Deliver production targets, efficiency, and on time output.
• Drive continuous improvement, reducing waste and downtime.
• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, HACCP, and food safety standards.
• Optimise production flow, systems, and factory performance.
• Develop SOPs, KPIs, and operational reporting structures.
• Lead, coach, and develop production management teams.
• Build strong succession planning and team capability.
• Control labour, cost, waste, and operational expenditure.
• Support new product launches and process scale up.
• Collaborate with Technical, QA, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams.

Skills & Experience

• Senior leadership experience in food manufacturing.
• Mandatorily fluent in Mandarin.
• Strong background in frozen or high volume FMCG environments.
• Proven success in improving productivity, efficiency, and cost control.
• Deep knowledge of food safety and compliance standards.
• Experience with Lean / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Hands on leadership style with strong problem solving capability.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience. Opportunity for long term progression within a growing business.

EEO Statement

Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.