Manufacturing Production Manager

Overview

At JBT Corporation, what we do matters, we know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business. Our purpose is to fortify the future of food; this guides our vision of being the global leader in food and beverage technology, by harnessing the full power of JBT to partner with our customers and pioneer sustainable innovation.

Our values show who we are at our best. As we Serve with Integrity - Collaborate with Humility - Grow with Agility - Innovate with Impact. Proseal UK Ltd designs and manufactures high quality tray sealing and conveying systems for the food industry and has manufacturing facilities in the UK, North America, and Australia. As our Manufacturing Production Manager – you will report to our Head of Production and Supply Chain, and your role as Manufacturing Production Manager will be to lead our internal manufacturing team ensuring best practice and improving procedures using modern manufacturing principals.

On a given day, you may :

• Manage our manufacturing team delivering best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.
• Lead team members, and ensuring staffing levels, recruitment, training, appraisals, attendance, issues, and daily supervision are efficient.
• Set departmental objectives and KPIs.
• Deliver process improvements on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Prepare / own Manufacturing budget.
• Embed a safety culture mindset within the team.
• Own, manage and develop all labour planning and manufacturing capacity planning tools.

• 5 or more years in a leadership or direct supervisory role in a manufacturing / assembly environment.
• Level 5 technical qualification or equivalent engineering / manufacturing degree / NVQ or equivalent.
• Ability to streamline or implement structures and roles that boost speed and efficiency while supporting rapidly shifting business demands.
• Strong working knowledge of industry regulations and legal guidelines.
• Motivate and develop a team.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and their application in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of implementing quality systems to improve production efficiency.

We are committed to our employees and will provide you with development and opportunities to allow you to be the best version of yourself at work, at home, and in your community. We foster a genuine inclusive team culture enjoying collaborative working across our global teams to deliver world‑class projects. We encourage development – ensuring new experiences and challenges at JBT to feed your growth!

Competitive salary, 33 days holiday including bank holidays, cycle to work program, healthcare benefits, pension of between 6-8% and continuous personal development to name a few!

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging is a fundamental value to JBT and critical to our future success. A thoughtful, focused, and sustained effort to work towards our DEIB goals is not just a principled choice, but also a business imperative.

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