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Hygiene and Production Manager


Company : Branston Potatoes


Location : Ilminster, South West


Created : 2025-11-19


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Hygiene and Production ManagerIf your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.Hygiene and Production ManagerLocation: Ilminster, SomersetWe're looking for an enthusiastic person to join our Production and Hygiene Night Shift TeamWere all about growing; our people, our business and of course our potatoes!Leading from the front, you'll coach and support your team to drive performance, maintain our safety culture and exceed our customers expectations, every day. You'll play a vital role in the Operations Management team to drive continuous improvement through our people, process and business key performance indicators.Operation of all tipping, washing, grading, filling and packing equipment must be optimised so run to a high standard, minimising down time and involve the monitoring of the overall process so able to ensure continuous improvement and adoption of lean principles are implemented.To take a lead role in the running of the production and hygiene departments, providing support and cover for the Team Leaders and coaching/direction for all team members to drive performance improvement. Particular attention should be focused on continuous improvement programmes and managing changeYour experience in food manufacturing will have given you the skills we need; a people motivator, a good communicator, a positive approach to problem-solving and the ability to meet deadlines.You'll also receive a competitive basic salary, discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contribution, life assurance and company sick pay, plus mobile phone, on-site vending facilities, training & development opportunities, health and well-being initiatives, free fruit and free potatoes.Benefits4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a FridayCompany bonus schemeEnhanced pension contributionsPrivate Health InsuranceLife Assurance & critical illness coverOnsite ParkingFree fruit & potatoesElectric salary sacrifice car schemeFlu vaccinesRefer a friend schemeSkills & ExperienceDegree Level Qualification/NVQ Level3 preferred2 years management experience in FMCG preferredMicrosoft Office and email conversant essentialExcellent people and communication skills essentialTPBN1_UKTJ