Production Manager.

Location: North West London
Overview: We are recruiting for a driven and experienced Production Manager to join a well-established and growing food manufacturing business. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role will lead a large production team to deliver operational excellence, ensuring high-quality food is produced safely, efficiently, and in line with customer and business expectations.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a strong people leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about driving continuous improvement, operational performance, and team development.

About you…
•    Proven experience in a Production Manager or Senior Production leadership role within manufacturing.
•    Experience within Food Manufacturing or FMCG environments is highly desirable.
•    Strong leadership capability with experience managing large production teams.
•    Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety, GMP and Food Safety standards.
•    Experience implementing Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
•    As Production Manager, you will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision making.
•    Confident communicator who can collaborate across production, planning, technical and engineering teams.
•    A proactive, energetic leader with the ability to drive performance and culture within the team.

What will you be doing?
•    Leading and developing the production team to deliver operational excellence and achieve manufacturing KPIs.
•    Ensuring all production activities are carried out safely and in line with Health & Safety and Food Safety standards.
•    Driving a strong food safety culture and ensuring the site remains audit-ready against BRC and GMP standards.
•    Delivering efficiency improvements through Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
•    As Production Manager, you will be managing process and equipment improvements in collaboration with the engineering team.
•    Supporting the successful introduction of new products into production, ensuring trials and launches are delivered effectively.
•    Developing a high performing team through coaching, training, and performance management.

So, what can they offer you?
You’ll be joining a well-established and respected food manufacturing business that prides itself on quality, innovation and strong team culture. This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in shaping production performance, embedding lean processes and developing a high-performing team.
You’ll work closely with a supportive leadership team while having the autonomy to drive improvements across production and make a real impact on operational success.

We are keen to speak with experienced Production Managers, Manufacturing Managers, Operations Managers, Production Shift Managers, Senior Production Supervisors or Production Team Leaders who live within London, Wembley, Harrow, Watford, Slough, Uxbridge, Hounslow, Ealing, Hayes, or surrounding areas.

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