Title: Factory Manager
Salary: Up to £90,000
Location: Uttoxeter
Shift: Days-based senior leadership role
Ready to take a high-performing bakery and mould it into something even bigger and better?
This is a rare opportunity for an energetic, people-focused Factory Manager to take ownership of a large, complex food manufacturing site and build on an already strong platform. Youll be stepping into a role where productivity and volume are moving in the right direction the challenge now is to sustain that momentum while putting colleague engagement at the heart of every change.
As Factory Manager, youll sit on the Site Leadership Team and lead a sizeable, highly automated bakery operation. Success in this role comes from balancing pace and performance with visible leadership on the shop floor, creating an environment where people are engaged, accountable, and motivated to deliver more.
What Youll Be Doing: Factory Manager
Leading the manufacturing function to deliver key KPIs across safety, quality, cost, service and people
Driving productivity, efficiency and volume improvements across a large-scale bakery operation
Championing a culture of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and operational excellence
Developing and leading production management teams, building capability and succession
Ensuring the site meets all food safety, hygiene, and health & safety standards
Working closely with engineering, CI and NPD to maximise asset performance and support growth
What Were Looking For: Factory Manager
Proven experience as a Factory Manager or senior manufacturing leader within food production
Strong background in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing bakery experience highly advantageous
A visible, energetic leadership style with colleague engagement at the core of change
Demonstrated success in improving productivity, OEE, waste and overall site performance
Solid understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles
Confident communicator, able to influence at all levels and lead through others
Whats on Offer:
Salary: up to £90,000 per annum
5% matched pension contribution
Bonus scheme (up to 30% of salary, linked to site and individual performance)
Single BUPA cover
3x life assurance
8 weeks company sick pay
3 months notice period either side
A senior role with real autonomy and the opportunity to shape the future of the site
Location: Uttoxeter
Job: Factory Manager
Shifts: Days-based leadership role
If youre ready to build on strong foundations and lead a bakery operation into its next phase of growth, this is your moment.
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