Production Manager | Derby | Salary £45000 | shift pattern 3 on 3 off - Days |Cherry Professional are currently working with a market leading FMCG company, specialising in Food Manufacturing. They are looking for a Production Manager to join their close knit and thriving team. Responsible for production shifts, effectively and efficiently managing the resource and ensuring best use of people, plant and materials.Responsibilities:• Ensure daily work schedule is implemented effectively in accordance with agreed plan. • Manage availability of labour, raw materials and machinery to achieve desired plans.• Ensure all product produced is aligned with our food safety standards, and are delivered on time, and without damage, to our customers.• Ensuring GMP is always at ‘green’ level, strict hygiene and housekeeping practices must be followed at all times• Ensuring working areas, process and documentation are working to the relevant audit compliance levels.• Capturing product efficiencies and product traceability, instant challenge if processes not adhered to.• Daily review of yield data, waste streams and energy and ensure these metrics are effectively and accurately recorded and captured efficiencies to identify areas for improvement.• Lead daily Tier 1 meetings and SIC hourly whilst engaging with the team.• Work in alignment with the site management teams on active continuous improvement projects, delivering company’s policies and strategy goals• Ensure that all people are trained on tasks carried out with appropriate records and no exceptions.• Carry out regular independent inspections of workplace to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with H&S guidelines.Ideal Candidate:• Previous experience in deploying lean ideally within the food manufacturing FMCG short shelf life • H&S Qualification IOSH• Training qualification EAT equivalent • Food safety level three• Good standard of spoken & written English which will allow written instructions to be read & effectively communicated• Solid level of numeracy – able to calculate & interpret shift KPI performance • Ability to influence and motivate and embed a continuous improvement culture• Ability to confront issues, opportunities and others with logic with all levels of the business Cherry Professional are recruiting for this opportunity on behalf of our client. Please view our Privacy Policy on our website to understand how your data will be used if you apply for this roleCherry Professional are recruiting for this opportunity on behalf of our client. Please view our Privacy Policy on our website to understand how your data will be used if you apply for this role.

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