Production Team Manager - Value Added Services
Posted 3 days 14 hours ago by The Bonded Warehousekeepers Ltd
February 18, 2026
Russell Group
On Site
Full time
Warehousing
Hours: Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week
Location: Hillington
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Production Team Manager to lead our Value Added Services (VAS) department, operating within a fast paced, high volume production environment. Our VAS division supports a diverse range of activities including rework for the Scottish drinks industry, contract packing for multiple customers, a small scale bottling line.
This is a key leadership role that will drive operational excellence, ensure compliance with industry standards, and support our growth strategy.
Key Responsibilities- Champion a positive, safe, and high performance workplace culture.
- Provide strategic and hands on leadership to all VAS operational teams including Production, bottling and quality.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement using Lean manufacturing principles to increase operational efficiency, reduce waste, and optimise throughput.
- Promote compliance with HACCP, food safety, and health & safety standards across all operational areas.
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems and processes required to achieve business accreditations.
- Oversee resource planning, shift structures, staffing, and production scheduling to meet customer expectations and business objectives.
- Monitor and challenge operational KPIs and use data driven insights to improve performance, cost control, and service levels.
- Promote a strong collaborative environment with commercial, planning, and warehouse teams to ensure seamless end to end operations.
- Ensure all equipment and facilities are maintained to appropriate standards.
- Proven leadership experience in a high volume manufacturing, packaging, or FMCG environment.
- Strong background in Lean manufacturing, CI, 5S, or similar methodologies.
- Practical experience working within HACCP controlled environments.
- Previous involvement in building or maintaining certification to SALSA, BRC, or other food/drinks industry standards.
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to lead, inspire, and develop multi disciplinary teams.
- Data driven, highly organised, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities in a fast moving operation.
- Deliver financial performance in line with agreed budgets.
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder management experience.
- Qualifications in manufacturing, production, ops management, or similar fields.
- Proven experience leading teams through change management, transformation, or process improvement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of end to end supply chain flows, including the interfaces between production, planning, warehousing, and commercial teams.
- Experience utilising Power BI dashboards or similar analytics tools to support data driven decision making.
- Formal training or certification in Lean Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt) or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and develop teams to build a high performance and continuous improvement culture.
- IOSH Managing Safely or similar Health & Safety qualification.
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