Production Manager

Production ManagerUp to 55,000 DOEYolk Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a leading chilled food manufacturing business to recruit an experienced Production Manager for a pivotal senior leadership position. This is a high-profile, hands-on operational role with genuine influence across a complex, fast-paced manufacturing environment, where you will be responsible for shaping performance, driving standards, and delivering excellence across the end-to-end bakery production process.This is an exceptional opportunity for a results-driven production leader who thrives in high-volume, time-critical food manufacturing and is motivated by continuous improvement, operational excellence, and team development. You will play a key role in improving OEE, reducing waste, enhancing yield, and embedding a culture of right-first-time production, all while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, GMP, and product quality.Key responsibilities:Lead end-to-end bakery production operations across multiple areas including pastry, cooking, meat prep, ovens, ingredient storage, and production linesManage and develop Production Shift Managers, Supervisors, and Team Leaders to deliver safe and efficient daily operationsEnsure production plans are delivered on time, in full, in line with customer demand and business prioritiesDrive operational performance through ownership of key KPIs including OEE, yield, waste, downtime, and labour efficiencyLead continuous improvement activity to ..... full job details .....