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Production Manager

Ref: AS1588974

Airdrie, Scotland

£50,000

  • Permanent
  • Food Manufacturing Leadership
  • Lean Continuous Improvement
  • HACCP And BRC Compliance

About the candidate

A hands-on production leader with strong experience across chilled and frozen food manufacturing environments, bringing a practical approach to operational performance, food safety and team development. They have led large production teams within regional and national food manufacturing settings, with a strong focus on HACCP, BRC, quality standards and delivering against safety, quality and efficiency KPIs.

They are confident using data and continuous improvement methods to improve production performance, reduce waste and strengthen processes. With experience spanning production management, operations supervision and quality assurance, they offer a well-rounded understanding of what it takes to keep fast-paced food manufacturing operations running smoothly.

What makes them great?

  • Continuous improvement mindset: Implemented Lean Manufacturing techniques that helped reduce waste by around 15% and improve yield performance.
  • Customer-focused delivery: Worked closely with cross-functional teams to improve processes, contributing to an approximate 20% reduction in complaint rates.
  • Strong quality impact: Supported new quality control procedures that helped reduce non-conformance reports by around 30%.

Areas of expertise

  • Food manufacturing operations: Experienced in chilled and frozen production environments, with a strong grasp of daily production planning, standards and shopfloor delivery.
  • Quality and compliance: Confident working with HACCP, BRC and food safety procedures, helping teams maintain high standards and reduce quality issues.
  • People leadership: Used to leading teams of 50+ colleagues, supporting performance reviews, coaching team leaders and building accountability across production teams.