Production Manager - Liquid Colours

*Production Manager Liquid Colours*– Immediate Start

Plant\-ex Ingredients – Avonmouth Pay: £50,000 per annum Job Type: Full\-time, Permanent

Quick Overview

• Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (flexible)


• Location: In person (Avonmouth)

• Time Off: 25 days annual leave \+ Bank Holidays \& Christmas shutdown.


• Financials: Annual Bonus, Sick Pay, and Company Pension.


• Perks: Healthshield, Cycle to Work scheme, and Company events.


• Support: Full Induction, PPE/Uniform provided, Free On\-site parking, and free Tea/Coffee/Fruit.

The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient and cost\-effective manufacture of high\-quality food ingredients while maintaining compliance with food safety, quality and regulatory standards.

This role requires strong leadership, operational excellence and a continuous improvement mindset to drive productivity, develop teams and support business growth.

• Lead and manage all day\-to\-day production operations to ensure customer demand is met safely, efficiently and on time.


• Develop, motivate and manage production supervisors and operational teams, promoting a positive and accountable working culture.


• Ensure all production documentation, work orders, batch records and production paperwork are completed accurately, on time and in accordance with company procedures and traceability requirements.


• Monitor and verify the accurate recording of production data, including work order completion, yields, downtime, quality checks and material usage, ensuring records are audit\-ready and fully compliant.


• Maintain compliance with HACCP, GMP, BRCGS Food Safety Standard and company quality management systems.


• Monitor production performance through KPIs including output, efficiency, downtime and plan conformance.


• Ensure equipment is operated correctly and work closely with Engineering to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.


• Conduct performance reviews, coaching, training and succession planning for production staff.


• Lead investigations into production issues, customer complaints, quality deviations and non\-conformances, implementing effective corrective actions.


• Audit readiness for customer, regulatory and third\-party audits.

• Proven experience as a Production Manager within the food manufacturing or food ingredients industry.


• Strong understanding of food manufacturing processes.


• Excellent knowledge of HACCP, GMP, allergen management, food safety and quality systems.


• Experience working within BRCGS\-certified manufacturing environments.


• Strong leadership and people management skills.


• Demonstrable experience managing production KPIs and driving operational improvements.


• Excellent organisational and problem\-solving skills.


• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities

Based in Avonmouth, we are an international company specializing in Natural Food Ingredient Solutions. We manufacture and supply food colours, flavours, and extracts to customers across the globe.

Pay: From £50,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounted or free food


• Free flu jabs


• Free parking


• Health \& wellbeing programme


• On\-site parking


• Sick pay

• Have you worked in food manufacturing?

• United Kingdom (preferred)

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