Production Manager

Location: Cheltenham 
Salary: £50,000 DOE
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm (flexibility required)

About You
We''ve got an exciting opportunity for a Production Manager to join our client''s team, where you will play a key role in overseeing the day to day operations of production and ensuring products are delivered efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

In this Production Mananger role, you will lead, develop and motivate production teams, manage schedules and resources, and drive performance against key operational targets. You will play a key part in continuous improvement initiatives, helping to optimise processes, reduce waste, and enhance productivity.

The Production Manager will also ensure full compliance with health & safety, quality, and regulatory standards, while working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to support business objectives and growth.


What You''ll Be Doing

• Oversee the day to day running of Production, ensuring smooth operations and resolving issues as they arise.
• Lead communication across Production, ensuring regular briefings take place.
• Lead, develop, and motivate Production teams to achieve Company KPIs and customer requirements.
• Manage production schedules to maximise efficiency and minimise downtime.
• Help to implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain equipment and improve processes.
• Champion food safety and hygiene standards, ensuring compliance with BRCGS and Company requirements.
• Support H&S compliance, maintaining a safe working environment and ensuring correct use of PPE.
• Manage team performance through 1-2-1 reviews, training and development.
• Line manage and coach a team of Shift Managers and Section Leaders.
• Effectively manage any escalated employee relations issues.
• Identify resourcing needs and lead the recruitment and the onboarding process.
• Work collaboratively with teams to ensure production runs smoothly and product launches are successful.
• Produce regular performance reports and contribute to team and senior management meetings.
• Ensure all production documentation and IT systems are accuratelycompleted and maintained in line with regulatory requirements.

What You''ll Need

• Proven Production Management experience within food manufacturing is essential.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety, Food Safety and BRC requirements.
• Experience of managing a team and driving a high performance team.  
• Effective collaborative leadership skills, able to build trust and lead positive culture change.
• Highly organised and able to plan effectively to achieve high levels of output.
• Excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills.
• Numerate, literate and IT literate with an eye for detail.
• Flexible, with a hands-on and problem-solving approach.
• Ability to remain calm and logical in a fast-paced organisation.
• Growth mindset, with a continuous improvement approach ideally underpinned by an understanding of Lean management principles.

Benefits

• Growing company with career development opportunities
• Workplace pension
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Holiday increases by 1 day after 1 year
• Paid shutdown day at Christmas
• Employee referral bonus
• Instant recognition award scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• Employee assistance programme
• Wellbeing hub
• Casual dress
• Free parking

If you are an experienced Production Manager from within the food industry looking to take the next step in your career, we would welcome your application.

Please email your cv in confidence.

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