Senior Food Production Lead: Drive Quality & Efficiency

Production Manager – Food Production

Location: Ledbury

Job type: Permanent

Hours: Day shifts

Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 per annum

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Manager to join a successful and growing food manufacturing business during an exciting period of expansion. This role offers the chance to lead high-performing yeams, shape production processes and make a real impact within a fast-moving environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee production activities to achieve targets across output, quality and cost
• Ensure a robust food safety and compliance culture
• Manage and develop production teams, providing coaching, feedback and ongoing support
• Work closely with Operations Manager to maintain smooth coordination between departments
• Implement and champion continuous improvement initiatives, reducing waste and enhancing efficiency
• Use KPIs such as OEE, yield, and downtime to identify improvement opportunities
• Maintain accurate production data and prepare reports for senior leadership

About you

• Experience as a Production Manager or senior production leader in food manufacturing
• Solid working knowledge of HACCP, BRC and food safety regulations
• Strong communication, leadership and team development skills
• Ability to problem solve and remain calm under pressure
• A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of delivering results
• Comfortable working with data, KPIs and ERP / production systems

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Company events and referral programme
• Supportive working environment within a growing operation

Closing date is 21/06/26

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