Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA
Area Manager
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Business Area: Nestlé Coffee
Location: Tutbury, Derbyshire
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience.
Some of our other fantastic benefits
- 17% car allowance (up to a maximum of £13,000.00)
- Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
- Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestlé.
- 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement.
- 2 paid volunteering days.
- A focus on personal development and growth.
We are looking for a Production Area Manager to join our team in Tutbury.
This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your career with one of the biggest companies on the planet.
As the Area Manager
You will be responsible for leading a team of Line Performance Managers and a wider team of production operators to deliver agreed volumes to ensure customer demand is met!
About the Nestlé Tutbury Factory
The Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after circa £500 million investment over the last few years. It is also the home of Nescafe and Dolce Gusto in the UK producing a range of beverage products. These are produced through a highly automated PLC controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.
The factory is a Centre of excellence for Nescafé products around the world producing freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee technologies and is at the forefront of coffee innovation globally.
Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business to maximise efficiency and productivity.
We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity
We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.
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Your impact
Reporting into the Factory manager, you will be responsible for leading, supporting and coaching your team of Line Performance Managers, Shift Leads and overall production team.
You will focus on meeting key KPI’s & maintaining the legal requirements to safety, quality and cost standards.
Other key activities will include:
- Promote and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with the local legislation, promoting a Zero-accident mindset through continuous coaching on safety behaviours.
- Ensure that finished products are consistently manufactured meeting Product Quality attributes prescribed through the company QMS and meeting consumer expectations.
- Promote cleaning standards in line with GMP standards.
- Contribute to the development & journey of the factory master plan.
- Direct and coordinate the production and maintenance strategy in line with embedding the line centric approach.
- Drive forward our continuous improvement activities through Nestle Continuous Excellence and TPM, coaching of methodology to drive the right culture and behaviours.
- Ensure ongoing smooth operation of factory through active employee engagement, a collaborative leadership style and good industrial relations.
- Take ownership for talent management.
Your ingredients for success
The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced leader and people manager. You will ideally be experienced within a manufacturing environment, preferably food, but other industries will be considered.
Other key attributes we are looking are:
- Strong belief in the importance of H&S within a production and manufacturing environment.
- People management and development experience including employee relations.
- Experience of TPM and Lean manufacturing is essential.
- Ideally, you will be educated within a technical discipline. Preferably degree qualified but would also consider those qualified through extensive experience.
- Understanding of modern maintenance & management tools.
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You will be credible, approachable and results driven– able to gain the buy-in of key stakeholders on site and across the wider business and flex your style depending on the audience.
What you need to know
- Advert posting date: 24/07/2026
- Advert closing date: 07/08/2026
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.
To find out more about Nestlé’s commitment to DEI: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
Right to work in the UK
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.
To find out more about your recruitment journey with Nestlé: Recruitment Journey | Nestlé UK & Ireland
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