Area Process Manager

5 days ago

Pontefract, United Kingdom Refresco Full time

Area Process Manager – Syrup room / Ingredients Refresco, Bondgate Shift: Days, Monday – Friday What’s in it for you Competitive salary with annual pay review 12.5% annual bonus Bupa Healthcare 3X Life assurance 6% pension 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Option to purchase extra holiday Access to our employee benefits platform Cheers, including healthcare cover, dental insurance, car scheme, activities pass, financial services, and more The Role As Area Process Manager, you’ll take ownership of performance across the Syrup Room and Ingredient Control areas — leading the way in safety, quality, hygiene, and yield. You’ll manage and develop a dedicated team to deliver against SQCDP and other key business targets. Your leadership will ensure efficient ingredient management, optimised syrup processes, and consistent delivery of “audit ready” standards. What You’ll Be Doing Lead and motivate the Syrup Room and Ingredient Control teams to deliver outstanding results in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and performance. Analyse ingredient and syrup yields, identify opportunities, and drive improvements through robust data insights. Develop and maintain manufacturing standards to ensure best practice and “audit ready” hygiene and quality. Partner with Technical, NPD, and Manufacturing teams to optimise product ratios, processes, and manufacturing performance. Identify and control key safety hazards within the syrup and ingredient process areas. Own the Syrup Room capital investment programme and establish robust capital standards. What You’ll Bring We’re looking for a results-focused leader with a strong technical and operational background, someone who’s confident managing complexity, driving change, and inspiring people to perform at their best. Proven leadership experience within FMCG or food/beverage manufacturing. Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems (ISO 9001/2000), and food safety standards. Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and project‑management skills. Experience applying Lean principles and continuous improvement tools. Exceptional communication and coaching abilities, with a collaborative, cross‑functional approach. IT literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and business systems). Who You Are You’re proactive, decisive, and performance‑driven. You lead by example, think strategically, and take pride in delivering high standards across everything you do. You’re passionate about developing people and processes and thrive in a fast‑paced, forward‑thinking environment. About Refresco Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand. Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com. Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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