Production Team Lead

1 month ago


Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom fish4.co - Jobboard Full time

**Job Title:** Production Team Manager

**Industry:** FMCG

**Product:** Food

**Location:** Carlisle

**Salary:** 46k - 48k + 10% bonus

We are seeking an experienced Production Team Manager to lead a team in a fast-paced food production environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring results are achieved through strong leadership, coaching, and development. Key responsibilities include leading, motivating, and coaching team members to meet role expectations and achieve high performance.

**Key Responsibilities:**

  • Lead and motivate team members to meet role expectations and achieve high performance.
  • Challenge and inspire the team to meet production targets while maintaining high standards.
  • Monitor and provide regular feedback on team performance, identifying skill development and improvement areas.
  • Ensure production aligns with planned targets, optimising labour and resources.
  • Take responsibility for key metrics, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), waste reduction, downtime, and efficiency.
  • Maintain accurate records using systems such as Autostore, Workday, SAP, and Absence Manager.
  • Ensure effective communication between shifts, teams, and departments, using structured escalation processes.
  • Foster a customer-focused approach, continually seeking ways to improve both internal and external customer satisfaction.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce costs and enhance efficiency across operations.
  • Ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems and uphold hygiene audit standards.
  • Take ownership of documentation accuracy and resolve issues related to staffing, production, or equipment.

**Essential Qualifications:**

  • Proven leadership experience with a track record of driving performance through high standards, integrity, and leading by example.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively lead, challenge, and inspire a team to improve efficiency and standards.
  • Management experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally in FMCG.
  • Experience working in a Lean manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated success in empowering, motivating, and influencing teams to achieve goals.
  • Ability to develop and coach team members to achieve excellence.

**Desirable Attributes:**

  • A positive approach to personal development and continuous learning.
  • Adaptability and a proactive attitude towards change, both personally and within the team.
  • A strong sense of accountability and ownership of responsibilities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership role in a dynamic environment, driving change, improving standards, and making a meaningful impact on the business.



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