Gafoor Ltd
Production Manager - Food Manufacturing
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Job Title: Production Manager
To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is fully in line with the job specs as found below.
Location: Single site operation - Preston, Lancashire, UK (relocation assistance available)
Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 pa dependent on experience, specifically in relation to candidates with experience in the meat / poultry processing sector.
Job type: Full time, Permanent, Monday to Friday
Gafoor is a fast-growing, family-owned food manufacturing business supplying major UK grocery, retail and wholesale customers from our modern, BRC-accredited facility in Preston. With 500 employees and a 24/5 operation spanning live intake through to finished product distribution, we are at a pivotal stage in our growth.
We are looking for an experienced Production Manager with a background in FMCG or food manufacturing, ideally poultry or meat processing.
About The Role
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will oversee a team of machine minders and line leaders, ensuring the smooth running of production during your shift (earlies 5 till 14 or lates 13 till 22) and the achievement of schedules to meet customer orders on time and to specification.
As a people manager, you will lead, develop, train, and engage your team, ensuring high levels of performance, safety, and staff retention. You will capture and analyse data to measure performance against KPIs and OEE targets.
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What You'll Be Responsible For
- Leading a multi-cultural team to achieve production plans.
- Taking a hands-on approach, leading by example.
- Gathering, analysing, and presenting KPI and performance data.
- Mentoring and developing line leaders and machine minders.
- Managing the day-to-day people issues (absence, holidays, performance, training).
- Driving productivity and GMP standards across the operation.
- Ensuring a safe working environment in compliance with Health, Safety, and Hygiene standards.
- Support the introduction of new products and changing specifications.
Who Will Thrive Here/What we are looking for:
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
- Essential, min 3 years experience managing people in a food manufacturing setting, in the UK - preferably in poultry or meat processing.
- Essential, broad knowledge of GMP and experience operating to BRC standards.
- Essential, commercial outlook with excellent numerical capability.
- Essential, proficient in MS Office packages.
- Essential, strong people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
- Essential, strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan ahead and anticipate operational challenges.
- Essential, a calm and resilient approach to the challenges of working in a fast-paced and changeable environment.
- Essential, Excellent Problem-solving And Decision-making Skills.
- Essential, professional and effective communication at all levels.
- Ideally, IOSH qualified or willing to attend training.
- Ideally, Level 3 Food Safety qualification or willing to attend training.
- Ideally, experience of working within a BRC accredited operation.
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What You Gain/Why Join Gafoor:
- Competitive salary
- Support to develop your career and grow with the company, including in-house and accredited qualifications
- Be part of a family-oriented culture
- Free parking and onsite canteen serving fresh hot meals each day
- Play a key role in delivering quality products nationwide.
- Enhanced pension and holiday entitlement with continuous service
Please note that sponsorship is not available for this role and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered.
If you are seeking the chance to join a well-established company at an exciting stage in their growth, please click the APPLY button to send your CV in for immediate consideration.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, Production Supervisor, Food Manufacturing Production Manager, Factory Manager, Production Coordinator, Manufacturing Supervisor, Production Team Lead, Industrial Production Manager, Production Operations Manager may also be considered.
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