Line Performance Managers

Line Performance Manager

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Line Performance Manager to lead the day-to-day activities of a production line.

Reporting to the Shift Manager, you will supervise and support a team of Line Operators, ensuring products are filled and packaged safely, efficiently and consistently. You will be responsible for maintaining line performance, coordinating changeovers, reducing downtime and waste, and ensuring that all health and safety, quality and 5S standards are met.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong organisation, clear communication and the ability to respond quickly to operational or quality issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Shift Manager to deliver the weekly production plan.
• Lead the day-to-day operation of the production line.
• Allocate and manage people and machinery to achieve production targets.
• Ensure health and safety, quality, HACCP and 5S requirements are consistently followed.
• Prepare for and coordinate production changeovers, ensuring they are completed safely and within agreed timescales.
• Identify opportunities to improve changeover efficiency, line uptime and product wastage.
• Set up the line correctly to support “Right First Time” production.
• Ensure all required quality checks are completed accurately and on time.
• Escalate quality, safety, equipment or production issues promptly.
• Monitor line performance and ensure downtime and non-productive events are recorded using the correct reason codes.
• Complete manufacturing orders accurately on WinMan.
• Produce accurate shift handovers and line-performance reports.
• Ensure Line Operators follow all relevant standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• Plan, coordinate and, where appropriate, deliver training to Line Operators.
• Support employees’ ongoing development and maintain appropriate training records.
• Complete relevant people-management processes, including return-to-work meetings, accident and incident investigations, and initial disciplinary investigations.
• Work collaboratively with the Quality, Maintenance and Operations teams to support continuous production.

Performance Measures

Your performance will be assessed against key areas including:

• Achievement of daily and weekly production targets
• Line output, efficiency and throughput
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Downtime and accurate recording of downtime reasons
• Changeover times against target
• Right First Time production
• Product waste and material usage
• Quality and safety compliance
• 5S audit results
• Training and development of Line Operators
• Continuous improvement in line performance

Pay: £36,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free flu jabs
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person