Our client is looking for an experienced Production or Operations Manager to lead and continuously improve manufacturing operations at a specialist production facility. This role focuses on health and safety, operational standards and has ownership for the sites external audits including BRC. Our client is a food manufacturer, supplying the big grocers in the UK.

As a certified B Corp organisation, the business places significant emphasis on ethical and sustainable practices. They are committed to responsible sourcing, environmental stewardship, and maintaining accountability in how they operate, engage with stakeholders, and support the communities and landscapes connected to their supply chain. Own Health & Safety, through maintaining and developing H&S; standards across the site ensuring risks are identified, controlled and effectively managed.

Ownership of all external audits - including BRC and customer Manage SOPs and operational standards: Own the site SOP framework, including creating, reviewing and updating procedures to ensure safe, consistent and effective ways of working. Improve how we operate using your manufacturing experience to identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability, efficiency and ways of working.



Drive continuous improvement and lead agreed improvement projects across Operations and work with teams to implement and sustain improvements.

Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and equipment reliability, managing the operations coordinator and external contractors to ensure maintenance is planned, completed effectively and recurring issues are addressed. Support change and development with practical manufacturing expertise when introducing current equipment, products, processes or ways of working. Maintain operational and food safety standards and manage our HACCP, GMP and BRCGS compliance to ensure operational processes and controls remain effective and audit-ready.

Work across Operations and partner with the management team to improve standards, reliability and performance, providing manufacturing support where needed.

A successful Operations Manager should have: Experience in managing operations within the FMCG industry - ideally within a food manufacturing site Proven experience in leading BRC and customer audits Ability to analyse data and implement improvements effectively.Permanent position based in Surrey.

📌 Operations Manager (FMCG food brand) in Surrey (Vancouver)
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