Production Manager

Pick & Pack Production Manager

Location: Corby, Northamptonshire
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Hours: Full-time, including regular weekend working

We are recruiting on behalf of a growing chilled food fulfilment business for an experienced Pick & Pack Production Manager to take ownership of its busy, high-volume packing operation.

This is a hands-on management role with responsibility for people, productivity, quality, food safety and dispatch performance, as well as improving processes as the operation continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities

* Manage the day-to-day chilled picking, packing and dispatch operation.

* Plan labour, staffing and workflow around changing order volumes.

* Lead and develop supervisors and operational teams.

* Ensure orders are packed accurately, efficiently and on time.

* Monitor productivity, labour efficiency, quality, waste and rework.

* Identify bottlenecks and implement practical operational improvements.

* Maintain stock control, traceability and temperature-control standards.

* Develop SOPs, training and performance standards.

* Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety, hygiene and health & safety requirements.

* Work closely with senior management to resolve issues and support business growth.

About You

You'll need significant management experience within chilled food, food production, food fulfilment or a similar high-volume packing environment.

We are looking for someone who is:

* A confident leader with experience managing a sizeable operational workforce.

* Experienced in labour planning and performance management.

* Strong on productivity, process improvement and operational discipline.

* Knowledgeable about chilled food handling, traceability and temperature control.

* Practical, hands-on and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

* Willing and able to work weekends as a core part of the role.

Desirable:

HACCP/BRCGS knowledge, food safety qualifications and experience developing or improving a packing/fulfilment operation
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed