Join the Deli 24 Team and become part of our growing family
At Deli 24, we genuinely care about our employees and strive to create an engaging environment that values your experience and contributions.
As a Production Manager, you'll be responsible for overseeing Manufacturing operations, ensuring efficient and sustainable production processes while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* People Management – Lead and develop a team of Shift Supervisors.
* Quality & Compliance – Drive a "right-first time" ethos and oversee audits & corrective actions working very closely with the Technical Team.
* Customer Service – Ensure customer service is always at a high standard and liaise with external stakeholders.
* Performance – Ensure production schedules are met in line with customer demands and planned efficiently and within budgets.
* Cost Optimisation – Identify & implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality.
* Health & Safety – Drive a zero-accident culture and ensure risk assessments & safety standards are always met.
* Continuous Improvement – Implement & Drive a continuous improvements culture within your team to drive change.
The Ideal Candidate
Can you bring the following skills and experience?
* Strong background in manufacturing operations, with line management & performance management experience.
* Proficiency in process improvement, methodologies, Microsoft & Excel applications.
* Leadership: Passion for coaching, motivating, and developing a high-performing team.
* Communications: have 1st Class communications skills with external Stakeholders and the Internal senior management, Commercial, Engineering & Technical departments.
* Certifications: HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3, IOSH Managing Safety (desired).
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
About Us
Deli 24 is a privately owned business, and we were the first to offer HPP (High Pressure Food Processing) in the UK. We are a leading European provider of this service on a contract basis to a wide range of food manufacturers.
Our facilities have been constructed to exacting standards to ensure they meet BRCGS and retailer Audit standards which along with our excellent Operating and Quality Management Systems enable us to maintain BRC & Audit Accreditation with several major UK retailers.
We operate:
3 shifts Monday to Friday
* Days 06:00 to 14:00
* Lates 14:00 to 22:00
* Nightshift 22:00 to 06:00 (small team)
The business does not operate at weekends but does open on occasion depending on our customer demands.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* On-site parking
Experience:
* Food industry: 2 years (required)
* Production Management: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person