Production Manager

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About The Role

Do you have experience working in Production Management? Have you worked in fresh produce before? Would you like to be a part of a successful organisation delivering fresh produce to a leading UK supermarket?

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Production Manager to join our team!

Working Monday to Friday, you will be responsible for our VPMC (Vegetables, Pines, Melons, Courgettes) area, with two Shift Managers reporting into you to deliver the Production Plan and improve performance in your area.

You will have experience implementing LEAN manufacturing principles, and driving change and continuous improvement in a similar environment, and use this experience to champion a CI mindset throughout your department.

You will also;

• Ensure that Health & Safety and Hygiene standards are implemented, adhered to and maintained within the Production Area and that all food safety regulations and standards are maintained throughout.
• Manage all flow wrapping, netting, labelling and cutting activities on a daily and weekly basis to fulfil daily works orders accurately, consistently and to a high standard.
• Ensure that all product giveaway and wastage is controlled and accurately reported.
• Ensure that costs are managed tightly and that production data is recorded and monitored on a daily, weekly and annual basis in order to monitor performance weekly against agreed budgets.
• Control and oversee the management of Packaging.
• Control all repairs, maintenance and servicing of production equipment and site facilities.
• With the support of the AMK HR team take responsibility for managing, developing and motivating staff in the production teams; recruiting new people, managing holidays, absence management, identifying training and development needs to make sure that the productions teams have the rights skills, managing disciplinary and capability issues.
• Ensure all technical and legislative requirements are fulfilled during production process including traceability of product and packaging.
• Create and maintain a good working relationship with other senior managers at AMK and ensure that quality, reliable and effective communication and service happen at all times.

About You

• Sound understanding of HACCP.
• Basic Food Hygiene.
• Personal confidence and experience to be able to drive through difficult decisions and sometimes challenge current thinking and practices.
• Energy and drive to be forward thinking and share in the Company's values.
• Commercial awareness and good head for numbers.
• Preparedness to travel to various production areas and client businesses.
• An eye for opportunities and continual improvement.
• Adaptable and quick to react to business needs.
• Ability to train, develop and mentor production staff.
• Planning & organisational skills
• Interpersonal skills/working with people (to build positive working relationships with customers, the end users)
• Decision-making skills
• Numerical and financial skills
• Analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT Microsoft office skills
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to make quick/correct decisions

About Us

Here at AMK, it is our mission to deliver the freshest and healthiest products to our customers and consumers. Based in Peterborough, AMK continues to grow year on and year and can offer a wealth of career and development opportunities at one of the area's largest employers.

With over 90 years committed to delivering quality fresh food at scale, AMK Peterborough, owned by the AM FRESH Group, has a sole purpose to manage the packing, warehousing and distribution of products to Tesco within the UK. We have built a new state-of-the-art chilled food facility in Peterborough which employs around 800 people operating 24 hours a day, 7 days.We are proud to have supported Tesco with their Citrus, Grape and other fresh fruit and vegetable offering for a number of years. AMK continues to expand and grow as an expert in our industry.