Production Assistant Manager

Our client, a well-established and growing food manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced and hands-on Production Assistant Manager to support the day-to-day running of a busy production operation. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated production professional with strong leadership skills and experience within a bakery or food manufacturing environment.

This role is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their production management career within a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Job Role

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Assistant Manager will play a key role in ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You will be responsible for leading and developing a production team, supporting operational performance, and ensuring customer orders are fulfilled on time and in full.

This role operates on a rotating shift pattern, working 5 days from 7, including weekend working where required.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth running of daily production operations to ensure customer orders are completed on time and to specification.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a production team to achieve operational and quality targets.
• Monitor production performance and ensure production plans are delivered effectively.
• Allocate labour resources and manage staffing levels to support operational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, hygiene, and health & safety standards.
• Deliver shift briefings and communicate key operational updates to the team.
• Support training and development activities, including inductions and skills development.
• Monitor KPIs and production performance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support absence management, performance management, and employee development activities.
• Assist with equipment maintenance reporting and ensure operational issues are escalated appropriately.
• Maintain accurate production records and support reporting activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and waste reduction.
• Provide management cover in the absence of the Production Manager.

Personal Profile

• Previous experience within a bakery, bread production, or food manufacturing environment.
• Experience supervising, leading, or managing production teams within a fast-paced operation.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Good understanding of food safety, quality, hygiene, and health & safety standards.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Comfortable working under pressure in a production environment.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Flexible approach to working hours, including weekends and bank holidays where required.
• Hands-on management style with a proactive and positive attitude.

Ref Code: W013285

To apply, please send your comprehensive CV in strict confidence, quoting the reference above and for the attention of Jon Hemming-Nash . Please include current salary details within your application.

Due to high response levels, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not received a response within one week, regrettably your application has not been successful on this occasion.