Production Manager £55,000 – £65,000 | Monday to Friday | Featherstone, West Yorkshire
A well-established manufacturing business based in Featherstone is looking for an experienced Production Manager to take ownership of its manufacturing operation and lead a high-performing production team.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who understands the pace, standards and demands of FMCG manufacturing and is comfortable driving improvements across people, performance, quality and efficiency.
The Role You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of production, ensuring the site consistently delivers against safety, quality, output and efficiency targets.
You’ll lead and develop the production team, improve manufacturing performance and work closely with other departments to identify and deliver opportunities for improvement.
The role will include:
- Leading and developing production teams to achieve daily, weekly and monthly targets
- Taking ownership of production performance, output, quality and efficiency
- Driving Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
- Identifying and reducing waste, downtime and production losses
- Monitoring KPIs and using data to improve operational performance
- Ensuring production operates safely and in line with company and regulatory standards
- Working closely with Engineering, Quality, Planning and other functions
- Developing a strong culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement
- Supporting and implementing improvements to processes, systems and working practices
About You We're looking for an experienced Production Manager or senior manufacturing professional with a strong background within FMCG manufacturing.
You'll ideally have:
- Proven experience managing production within an FMCG environment
- Strong people-management and leadership skills
- Experience working with Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement
- A strong understanding of production KPIs, efficiency and performance
- Experience managing quality, waste, downtime and operational performance
- A practical, hands-on approach to manufacturing leadership
- The confidence to challenge existing processes and drive positive change
Experience within a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment would be particularly beneficial.
What's on offer? - £55,000 – £65,000 salary
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Senior position with genuine responsibility for the production operation
- Opportunity to make a visible impact on manufacturing performance
- Supportive environment focused on continuous improvement
- Long-term opportunity with an established manufacturing business
If you're an experienced FMCG Production Manager who enjoys leading people, improving processes and making manufacturing operations perform better, this could be a great next step.