Manufacturing Manager

Job Description

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to, actively promoting a safety culture of zero harm by choice
• Development and performance management of direct reports to create high-performing teams delivering the Production team goals and targets
• Collaborating with other departments to maximise productivity and efficiency whilst ensuring quality standards are maintained and working to guarantee that efficiency, quality and safety objectives connected to productivity and engineering activities are achieved
• Working closely with the Engineering Manager to effectively schedule planned maintenance activities
• Supporting the development of the Site’s CI Strategy and framework, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, utilising lean manufacturing tools and techniques, and ensuring these are adopted and embedded across the site
• Managing cost controls, including waste control, labour costs, material usage
• Taking a leading role in supporting the site to effectively maintain audit standards relating to BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and SMETA Sedex

Job Requirements

To be successful in this Manufacturing Manager role, you will ideally have:

• At least 5 years of experience in a senior production management role
• Have held production management roles in FMCG manufacturing environments
• Be Green Belt or Six Sigma Black Belt qualified
• Relevant people or management qualifications, such as ILM/CMI
• Demonstrable delivery of significant change/transformation project

If you have previously held roles as a Manufacturing Manager, Production Manager, CI Manager, or Operations Manager, we want to hear from you!

Recruitment Process

Should you be shortlisted, you will receive an email from TalentCentral SHL, which will include a request to complete our candidate assessment to ensure that we can accurately evaluate your competencies and skills.

If you require any adjustments necessary to complete the online assessment, please get in touch.