Factory manager - united kingdom, salford, manchester

are you an experienced production manager, factory manager or operations manager looking for a new challenge within a busy factory environment?

a rapidly expanding successful group that encompasses all aspects of the meat trade is recruiting for a factory manager for our site in irlam, manchester.

our business, which is a catering butcher, has over 100 years' experience in the meat and farming industries. all products are prepared in the factory daily to each customer's specifications, packaged and labelled to and above legislation, and then delivered direct throughout the uk.

we pride ourselves on being a people-focused business. our goal is to support our team in achieving their career goals. we do this by providing a working environment that offers opportunity, support, scope, and pace of change.

our culture is the foundation of our business and is reflected in our mission, vision, and values statements.

the main purpose of this role is to ensure the effective running of all aspects of the dayshift operation.

the purpose of this role is to ensure the smooth day to day running of all aspects of production as detailed below:

key responsibilities of the factory manager include:

to prepare and plan the production for the whole factory, including meat cutting, poultry production, portion control, burger and sausage manufacturing, together with the mince and dice productionto meet kpi targets both agreed and set with the general manager and operations directorto liaise daily with the technical departmentresponsibility for a full costing and yield programme by departmentto report to weekly management meetings on all aspects of the production performanceto liaise with individual team leaders overseeing any production issuesto work with the sales and new product development team on menu development ideasto work to and deliver agreed budget targets for costs and head countsto administrate holiday shift patterns in accordance with company policy ensuring that all necessary cover is in placeto liaise with hr regarding timekeeping, absences, complying with the company absence procedure and policy, discipline, and grievances we would welcome applications for this factory manager position from candidates with the following skills: manager, factory manager, operations, production, packing, leadership, training, coaching, production manager, factory, time management, teamwork, supervisor, hr, kpis, reporting, communication.

benefitsstaff sales20 days holiday plus bank holidaysemployee of the month bonuson-site car parkingfree health checksadditional informationworking monday to friday, 06.00 - 16.00 and one saturday morning in three. however, the role will also require some flexibility in the working hours to meet the needs of the business.

essential skillsno formal qualifications are required for this role and full training will be provided however it would be advantageous if you have management or supervisory experience in an operations or production, and fast-paced environment, and significant experience supervising or managing staff.

you should have the ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environmentability to lead from the frontability to develop good working relationships with managers in other areas of the business, to deliver the common goals of the business in terms of profitability and provision of agreed service levels to customerswillingness to embrace change and develop skills within your teama strong commercial understanding of the businessdesirable skillsexperience in the food/meat industry would be advantageous for this factory manager position.

about companybirtwistle's started life as a family butcher over 100 years ago. since then, the business has changed dramatically and none more so than in recent years.

in 2003 mj birtwistle & co ltd was established and marked the start of a new era in our history. since then, growth has been dramatic, with the business expanding from one site at worsley to eight sites across the uk.

we're always looking for great people to come and work with us. if you've got the right passion, drive, and will to succeed then we'll nurture it and give you the opportunities to forge a successful career at birtwistle's.

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