Job Title: Production Group Leader
The Role
You will lead and support Team Leaders to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production.
Create a culture of continuous improvement, build a high-performing team, and use tools and systems to deliver operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
* Promote a strong safety culture, embedding our "Go for Zero" vision.
* Ensure risk assessments, training, and corrective actions are in place to create a safe working environment.
* Lead and develop Team Leaders, ensuring they are engaged, motivated, and set up for success.
* Ensure the production stream is audit-ready and continuously improving.
* Use data and problem-solving methodologies to eliminate inefficiencies.
* Monitor KPIs across safety, quality, labour, waste, and OEE, ensuring performance gaps are addressed and successes celebrated.
* Maintain products' quality by manufacturing them right first time, adhering to GMP and escalating major quality concerns.
* Support audits, planned maintenance, and key improvement projects.
Requirements
* A motivated and experienced leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about people and performance.
* Proven experience in manufacturing leadership, ideally within food or FMCG.
* Strong knowledge of safety, quality, environmental, and asset management systems.
* Confident using continuous improvement and operational excellence methodologies to deliver sustainable change.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage and inspire teams.
* Strong coaching and people development experience, with a track record of building high-performing teams.
* Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret data, spot trends, and implement practical solutions.
* Demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and a positive approach in tackling challenges.
* Fundamental Health & Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP qualifications (essential).