Zone Manager

Posted 04 February 2025
LocationWarrington
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Production Management
Reference027910
Job FunctionOperations
Contact NameAnne McCarthy
Expiry date 04 March 2025

Job description

Why Greencore? 

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. 

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn. 

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. 

 

Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op. 

 

What you'll be doing

Shift pattern - PM Shift - 4on 4 off (17:30-05:30)

 

As Production Zone Manager you'll lead a team, and manage the consistent application of processes within your department, ensuring that products are manufactured to the agreed production plan and standard.

You’ll continuously monitor raw materials, all operational processes and the overall production environment to ensure that all activity comply with food safety manufacturing standards.

Effectively communicating with the operations team report progress against plan, highlighting any risks to the achievement of volumes and standards.

Monitoring and reviewing the team capability, ensuring all staff are clearly focused on their key objectives and are developed to maximise their potential.

 

What we’re looking for

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

  • You will need to have hands on knowledge and experience within a manufacturing/FMCG environment, ideally in the Food industry, using that knowledge to make good robust decisions to resolve issues quickly.
  • Demonstrable analytical skills – ability to pull actionable insight from data.
  • Prior experience of leading a team and resource planning in a people intensive, manufacturing/FMCG environment.
  • Experience of managing large numbers of people in a complex manufacturing environment.
  • Computer skills; including MS Excel.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

 

What you’ll get in return 

Competitive salary and job-related benefits 

Holidays 

Pension up to 8% matched 

Life insurance up to 4x salary 

Company share save scheme 

Greencore Qualifications 

Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform 

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform 

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.