Production Team Manager

Myton Food Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Mid-Senior level Team Manager to oversee production results and manage team performance. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in food manufacturing, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills. This full-time role includes benefits such as six weeks holiday and a 15% store discount.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% discount in stores

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Market leading pension

Healthcare and well-being benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record of people management and delivering strong results through a team.
• Experience in a large-scale production operation, ideally in food manufacturing.
• Ability to challenge decisions and ensure consistency in service.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and drive KPIs, ensuring performance targets are met.
• Set performance targets and review progress with action plans.
• Develop talent through coaching and guidance.

Skills

Management/supervisory experience

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving

Decision-making assertiveness

Strong work ethic

Job description

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More About The Role

Our Team Managers have the operation nailed. They’re responsible for driving results through their teams. It’s up to them to ensure their people are engaged, well‑managed and productive. It’s fast and ever‑changing – are you up for the challenge?

Shift: 4 on 4 off working pattern, working between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm on 12‑hour shifts.

Reporting into the Department Manager, their responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and driving KPIs and taking action to ensure they are all met on a daily and weekly basis.
• Setting performance targets and reviewing progress, creating action plans to improve performance (including reducing costs and improving standards across all areas).
• Looking for solutions to problems and driving continuous improvement strategies.
• Spotting and developing talent in the team through coaching and guidance.
• Looking after colleague welfare and improving attendance standards.
• Allocating tasks and holding daily shift briefs.

Please note that the site is in a remote location and has very limited public transport options. It can be difficult to get to if you don’t have your own vehicle. Please consider your travel options and make sure that this is a suitable location for you.

About You

As well as having a strong work ethic, you will also have:

• Management/supervisory experience within a large‑scale production operation, ideally across food manufacturing.
• The ability to challenge decisions and behaviours to ensure consistency in service to our customers, and a proven ability to problem‑solve.
• A proven track record of people management and delivering strong results through a team in a people‑management role.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Assertiveness with the ability to make decisions on the spot.
• A can‑do attitude and a strong work ethic.
• An understanding of cost models and experience of budgetary control, and familiarity with pest control management.

Benefits

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays).
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us.
• Additional 10% discount on a More Card for a friend or family member.
• Career progression and development opportunities.
• Subsidised staff canteen.
• Free parking.
• Market leading pension and life assurance.
• Healthcare/Well‑being benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high‑street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more.
• Long service awards.
• Optional payroll charity donations.
• Enhanced family/maternity/parental leave.

About The Company

You’ll find a great‑big welcome here at Myton Food Group – the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers, and we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

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Position Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing