Senior Production Manager

Due to a period of significant growth our client is currently recruiting a Senior Production Manager, who will oversee the production process, whilst ensuring production processes run safely, efficiently and are reliable to achieve cost, delivery, and quality targets. You will be responsible for identifying training and development opportunities within the team to improve skill levels and productivity

Responsibilities

Meeting Production Cost, Delivery and Quality Targets

Advance planning of resources to ensure targets can be met

Planning and ensuring line set up

Managing & Developing People

Coaching and development of team

Ensure that clear professional standards for the site are set and achieved - behavioural and performance.

Developing a quality focused culture

Ensuring that teams know, understand, and meet quality requirements

Checking good quality of information and communication with staff at all levels

To organise production trials as required

To oversee the maintenance and reliability of all machinery and equipment

To oversee the engineering and site maintenance / security

Developing a continuous improvement strategy

Leading teams on Lean / 5S projects

Experience

Proven experience in a food or drink production environment - ESSENTIAL

Excellent leadership skills

Process driven

Strong operational skills

Planning and prioritising

Lean Manufacturing / 5S

Implementing productivity improvements

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and thriving business. If this position is of interest, please send your most recent CV and salary expectations to the address supplied.