Production Manager

Production Manager    (known internally as Line Lead)
Billingham

Shift:
Monday - Friday - 07:30 - 16:00
Join our snack-loving team
We're looking for a Line Lead to join us at KP Snacks. If you're ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.
Who are we?
We're KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy's. In the UK, we're a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We're proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.
About the role
As a Line Lead at KP Snacks, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, efficient and high-quality production. Responsible for people, plant, product and process performance, you'll lead a manufacturing team to achieve operational targets while creating a positive, engaged and high-performing culture.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll drive performance, solve problems, coach colleagues and continuously improve ways of working. You'll take ownership of daily production delivery, ensuring quality, safety, service and cost targets are achieved while supporting the development of your team.
Working closely with colleagues across Production, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain, you'll help identify opportunities to reduce losses, improve efficiency and deliver excellent results for our customers.
What's in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here's a flavour of what we offer:
Competitive annual salary, annual salary review and annual bonus opportunity (target 5%)

KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions

25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days, plus additional holiday after five years' service

Comprehensive healthcare including Single Cover Private Healthcare, Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme

Electric Vehicle Car Scheme, supporting more sustainable and cost-effective travel

KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback and wellbeing support

Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life

What will you be doing?
Leading and developing your team  by setting clear expectations, coaching colleagues, conducting performance reviews and creating a culture focused on engagement, accountability and continuous improvement

Driving daily production performance  by managing output, quality, safety and cost targets, responding to operational challenges and ensuring efficient use of labour, equipment and materials

Delivering operational excellence  through effective planning, loss elimination and continuous improvement activities that improve line performance and reduce inefficiencies

Ensuring compliance and high standards  by maintaining food safety, quality, health and safety and hygiene standards while promoting a strong safety-first culture

Collaborating across the site  with Engineering, Quality and other stakeholders to resolve issues, improve performance and consistently deliver Right First Time production

We'd love to hear from you if you can bring:
Strong understanding of food manufacturing  – Experience in a similar role ensures confidence in maintaining quality, safety, and efficiency in a fast-paced production environment.

Leadership and problem-solving skills  – Ability to coach and guide a team, fostering a safety-first and customer-focused culture while tackling challenges with logical solutions.

Proven success in delivering results  – Track record of achieving production KPIs and SLAs, demonstrating adaptability and…