At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead kitchen operations, ensuring food safety and quality compliance.
- Company: Exciting and rapidly growing food manufacturing business in London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.
- Other info: Autonomy to shape processes and influence strategy for growth.
- Why this job: Make a genuine impact in a scaling food business with operational excellence.
- Qualifications: Experience in food manufacturing and strong knowledge of HACCP and GMP.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 60000 £ per year.
Location: London
Salary: £45k-£60k DoE + Bonus and Benefits
We are partnering with an exciting and rapidly growing food manufacturing business to appoint a Production Manager to lead their kitchen operations, food safety, quality, and compliance functions.
Reporting into the senior leadership team, you'll play a key role in building scalable production processes, developing high-performing teams, and ensuring the operation remains audit-ready as volumes increase.
You'll take ownership of the day-to-day running of the production operation, ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
- Leading and developing production and kitchen teams.
- Managing production planning, labour scheduling, and operational performance.
- Maintaining HACCP, GMP, food safety, quality, and compliance systems.
- Leading audit preparation, inspections, and accreditation projects including SALSA and BRC.
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to support operational growth and product innovation.
We're looking for an experienced operational leader from a food manufacturing, food production, or large-scale commercial kitchen environment.
- Experience as a Production Manager, Operations Manager, Kitchen Manager, Technical Manager, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety, and quality systems.
- Experience preparing for audits and inspections.
- Proven people management and team development experience.
- Experience with SALSA, BRC, chilled food manufacturing, IOSH/NEBOSH, or Level 4 Food Safety qualifications would be highly advantageous.
This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a scaling food business where operational excellence is central to future success.
You'll have the autonomy to shape processes, influence strategy, build capability, and help prepare the business for its next phase of growth.
If you're looking for a role where you can combine operational leadership, food safety, quality, and continuous improvement whilst helping a business scale, we'd be keen to speak with you.
Production Manager (Contract, Temporary) in City of London employer: fs talent
Join a dynamic and rapidly growing food manufacturing business in London, where your expertise as a Production Manager will be valued and impactful. With a strong focus on operational excellence, you'll benefit from a supportive work culture that prioritises employee development and offers competitive salaries, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits. This role not only allows you to lead high-performing teams but also provides the autonomy to shape processes and drive innovation in a thriving environment.
