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Production Manager
Carshalton / Croydon
Salary circa £36,000 pa - £40,000 pa + Benefits
A successful food manufacturing business, supplying major retailers and other customers. Innovative with a long-term perspective, this business has benefitted from significant investment, underpinning growth and increased production volumes.
The company are now seeking to appoint a Prep / Production Manager to manage, supervise and control their production output, to ensure efficient and reliable running of production, whilst maintaining GMP, safety and quality standards.
The Role
* Work Monday to Friday as production lead, reporting to the senior Production Manager;
* Ensure cook plans and prep plans are being followed without error, ensuring machinery and resources are being used effectively;
* Manage day-to-day production challenges, actioning back up plans if required, to ensure 100% customer service levels are maintained;
* Ensure the principals of GMP are being followed by all individuals in the Prep area;
* Allocate duties and co-ordinate the Production team to maximise utilisation of the Production team;
* Work with the Raw Materials team to ensure stock is available to Production, selecting requisite raw ingredients according to recipes and daily production plans;
* Assist with Product Trials, ensuring raw materials are prepped and ready for trials;
* Liaise with Production Managers, Hygiene team, Operations and Engineering team daily;
* Ensure production colleagues maintain pace and accuracy in order to achieve deadlines in a fast-moving food production environment;
* Follow safety and recipe-critical formulation methods to meet customer specifications and pass QC tests;
* Oversee the Prep area, ensuring the correct quantities of ingredients are measured, weighed and passed to Production in the correct volumes;
* Operate and supervise manual, semi-manual and automated processes, observing and monitoring procedures to ensure they are being conducted correctly;
* Provide training and support to operatives, ensuring they are competent and working to stringent standards with regard to Health and Safety and Hygiene;
* Promptly identify and report faults to Maintenance when machinery errors are experienced, to minimise machine downtime and the impact on production;
* Ensure the Production team adheres to QHS policies, COSHH guidelines, PPE protocols and Good Manufacturing Practices to minimise risks;
* Motivate the Production team and promote a cohesive team-based culture, to optimise team performance and achieve Line targets;
* Liaise effectively with HR regarding job enrichment and the training and development needs of the Production team.
The Person
* This role would be ideal for an experienced Food Industry Production Manager, Production Supervisor or Team Leader;
* At least 18 months UK-based experience working in Production in a supervisory or Team Lead capacity within the Food Manufacturing sector;
* The Production Manager appointed must fit in with the company management style and culture which is relaxed, independent, friendly, and open;
* Have a good manner with customers, able to show customers around the Factory and answer Customer questions;
* Able to lead by example and apply a hands-on management style;
* Inquisitive, open to attend training courses and develop knowledge and experience;
* Keen to learn from the senior Production Manager and Head of Production.
Salary circa £36,000 pa to £40,000 pa depending on experience.
This role can be easily commuted to from the following areas: Carshalton, Croydon, Wallington, Mitcham, New Malden, Morden, Sutton, Epsom, Thornton Heath, Surbiton, Beckenham, West Wickham, Purley, Coulsdon, Addington, Banstead, Penge, Eastfields, Norbury. Ref: 3535