Head Of Production

Job Description

Berry Recruitment have a new exciting opportunity within Manufacturing and Production! We're currently recruiting for a Head of Production for a successful UK family Production and Distribution company near Wisbech. The Head of Production will be required to lead the production operations. This pivotal role involves overseeing productions processes to ensure the highest standards of quality and efficiency, supporting their mission to deliver top-tier products across markets. The Head of Production will report directly to the General Manager as part of a small, structured team of 6 executives. This team comprises the Managing Director, General Manager, Finance Manager, Technical Manager and Commercial Director. They will have responsibility for the management of a £12m turnover, 200 head operation (at peak season) alongside the Technical Manager. This position presents a rare opportunity to help grow a successful business and build significant efficiency through production process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production, goods inwards, despatch and quality operations alongside various labour processes
• Volume and Labour planning to the sales forecast with labour deployment and control including the management of seasonal agency staff
• Actively develop and refine our stock management systems, developing accuracy and discipline in stock systems and operations
• Lead operational teams to follow the core business process and deliver financial expectations.
• Design, implement and develop production systems within the core business process around operational control, lean principles and efficiency.
• Ensure excellent communication and team working between management, operations, technical, transport and client-facing teams.
• Engage employees to develop their potential, building team spirit and a positive environment

Experience

The successful candidate is likely to be an existing operational leader with a strong background and track record of achievement in:

• Production and project management with a time-critical product in horticulture, food processing or similar.
• Communication & people management
• Driving system and process improvements to automate or improve labour intensive processes.
• Creative problem solving when there is no precedent.
• Enhancing the B2B customer experience, particularly when dealing with major retail customers.
• Managing flexibility within the workforce.

Salary depending on experience, between £40,000-£50,000. Working hours are Monday to Friday but weekends required in peak periods and flexibility required due to nature of the business. For further information, please contact Lauren at Berry Recruitment, King's Lynn.