Production Manager in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Posted by The Collective Network Limited
Production Manager
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Up to £45,000
Monday to Friday
The production lines are warming up, the team is filing in, and by the time most people have had their first coffee you already know how today is going to go. Packs per minute, checkweigher trends, a camera grading system that doesn't lie. This is a job for someone who likes knowing exactly where they stand.
You'll run the production area for a family-run food manufacturing business that pride themselves on culture. Field to fork, done properly. No weekends, no rotating nights. Just a solid Monday to Friday where you get to build something.
What you'll actually be doing
Your Team are your engine room. You'll coach them, develop them, run their reviews and make sure there's always cover when someone's off. You'll plan shifts and resources with them and make sure both shift teams feel like one team.
You'll own line performance. Output, packaging usage, downtime, waste. You'll use the data to find the problem, fix it, and move on to the next one. When there's a bigger opportunity, you'll work with the Operations Manager on the strategic stuff and capital projects.
And you'll be the voice of production in the business. Daily and weekly KPI updates, cross-functional meetings, audits, and working with HR on bringing new people into the team.
Who this suits
Someone who's run a food production floor and knows BRC inside out. Chilled or high-volume packing would be ideal. You lead with positivity rather than volume, you'd rather develop a Team Leader than do their job for them, and you get a quiet buzz from a good OEE number.
Why it's worth a look
This is a family business that genuinely means it when they say people come first. They want a Production Manager who leads with heart and still hits the numbers. If you're tired of being a firefighter in a business that doesn't listen, this is a different gig.
Immediate start available. Apply now or drop me a message for a confidential chat.
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