Production Manager

Job Title: Production Manager

Industry: Food / Liquid Manufacturing
Location: Elsham
Salary: 50K

Overview

We are seeking an up-and-coming Production Manager to lead and optimise manufacturing operations within a liquid based processing environment. This role requires a people-focused leader who excels at managing teams, driving process compliance, and delivering consistent output against quality, safety, and efficiency targets, while remaining sufficiently hands-on to understand and challenge processes on the shop floor.

Key Responsibilities

Production Manager Operational duties

• Lead day-to-day production to ensure output, quality, and efficiency targets are achieved
• Plan and manage production schedules in line with customer demand and capacity
• Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, and quality standards (e.g. BRC, HACCP, GMP)
• Monitor KPIs including OEE, waste, yield, downtime, and labour efficiency
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve process stability, efficiency, and cost

People & Team Management

• Manage, motivate, and develop production supervisors, team leaders,
• Maintain a visible leadership presence on the shop floor
• Set clear expectations, manage performance, and address issues
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and succession planning
• Foster a positive, accountable, and safety-focused culture

Process & Compliance

• Ensure production processes are followed consistently and correctly
• Identify process risks, inefficiencies, and implement corrective actions
• Work closely with Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to ensure smooth operations
• Support audits, inspections, and compliance reporting

Health, Safety & Food Safety

• Promote and enforce a strong health, safety, and food safety culture
• Ensure all team members operate in line with company procedures
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and non-conformances, implementing preventative actions

About You

Essential

• Proven experience as a Production Manager or Senior Production Leader within food or liquid manufacturing
• Strong leadership skills with a hands-off, coaching-led management style
• Demonstrated ability to manage and control teams and processes without micromanaging
• Solid understanding of food safety standards, quality systems, and best practice
• Confident using production data and KPIs to drive decisions and improvements

Desirable

• Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, CI, Six Sigma, TPM)
• Background in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environments
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to play a key leadership role within a growing operation
• A business that values structured processes and strong leadership,

Apply quoting reference LNK21156