Production Manager

Overview

Production Manager - Progression into General Management

Salary:
Starting at ~ £45,000 Depending on Experience + Bonus

Location:

North Belfast
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you a Production or Technical Manager from an FMCG background that is looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact on a small but rapidly growing business where you can progress into General Management?

This long-running Soft Drinks company has been experiencing a significant increase in demand in recent years, supplying a range of products to major supermarkets covering things such as Juices and Flavoured Waters, and more recently Sports Drinks.

The ideal candidate will have previous leadership experience in a Production, Operations or Technical Management role within the FMCG industry, preferably within Food or Beverage Manufacturing although this is not essential.

Importantly, they will need to have a proactive and hands-on approach to leadership, and will be comfortable engaging in day-to-day operations rather than managing from afar.

For someone with the right approach to leadership, there will be the opportunity to gradually transition into a General Manager role that will give you overall responsibility for the business.

This is the chance for a motivated, hard-working and ambitious individual to take a significant step forward in their career towards the ultimate goal of business ownership.

• Leading, motivating and developing production staff to achieve targets while maintaining standards and morale
• Overseeing daily production and bottling operations, ensuring KPIs are achieved and resolving any shortfalls where applicable
• Maintaining high standards of Health & Safety, ensuring compliance with legislation, risk assessments, and SOPs
• Ensuring colleagues are trained, competent, and supported, identifying and addressing skill gaps where necessary
• Analysing consistent or significant issues affecting production capabilities and wastage, implementing solutions and Continuous Improvement projects wherever necessary
• Managing production‑related paperwork, traceability, audits, and site compliance requirements

• Previous experience in a Production or Technical Management role
• Strong leadership skills such as motivating staff, improving performance and developing positive workplace cultures
• Highly organised, strong communication and writing skills, and IT competent for all electronic documentation systems
• Any level of HR experience highly beneficial e.g recruitment, onboarding, disciplinary procedures
• Ideally coming from a Food or Beverage Manufacturing background, or another area of FMCG if not
• Full driving license

If you are interested in this position, click apply or contact Stuart Goble at Reed.

Production Manager, Factory Manager, General Manager, Operations Manager, Technical Manager, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Antrim, County Antrim