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Fac­to­ry Man­ag­er – High Risk and Boxing

Cranswick Convenience Foods, Milton Keynes
Full-Time, Permanent
Monday to Friday

Shape the Future of Food Manufacturing

Cranswick Convenience Foods is one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers, known for delivering premium-quality cooked meat products to major retailers. As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced and driven Factory Manager – High Risk & Boxing to lead a critical section of our Milton Keynes operation.

This is an exciting opportunity to take full ownership of a large, multi-shift production environment and play a central role in driving safety, efficiency, and excellence across our slicing, boxing, and despatch operations.

Your Role at a Glance

As Factory Manager, you’ll lead a high-performing team, ensuring that the product journey from cooking to despatch is safe, efficient, and of the highest quality. You’ll set operational strategy, manage large teams, and champion continuous improvement and food safety in line with Cranswick’s values and customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of the multi-shift cooked meat production process post-cooking

  • Manage and inspire a workforce of approximately 400 colleagues through your Section Managers

  • Deliver on-time, high-quality products within budget and agreed KPI targets

  • Champion a culture of safety, food compliance, quality, and continuous improvement

  • Ensure stock control, scanning accuracy, and yield management are optimised

  • Collaborate with commercial, technical, and QA teams to exceed customer expectations

  • Ensure all operational standards comply with BRC, customer codes, and internal policies

  • Develop and execute a continuous improvement strategy for long-term success

  • Drive site-wide talent management, training, succession planning, and recruitment

  • Deputise for the General Manager when required

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience as a Factory Manager or Operations Manager within a food manufacturing environment

  • Expertise in managing large teams in a fast-paced, high-care or high-risk setting

  • Excellent knowledge of food safety legislation and best practice (Food Safety Level 4 preferred)

  • Strong track record of implementing successful continuous improvement initiatives

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

  • Strong commercial acumen and the ability to make data-driven decisions

  • Demonstrated ability to lead a positive, engaged, and high-performing team

Why Cranswick?

At Cranswick Milton Keynes, we’re more than a manufacturer — we’re a team working toward ambitious goals:

  • To become Europe’s leading sliced cooked meat manufacturer

  • To achieve Net Zero across our operations

  • To improve living standards within our local community

Our values guide everything we do:

  • We inspire and motivate

  • We take ownership and empower others

  • We are respectful, open, and honest

  • We learn from experience and encourage feedback

  • We strive to be better tomorrow than we are today

Ready to Lead? Apply Today.

If you’re a proven leader with a passion for food manufacturing and a track record of delivering results, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to join Cranswick and help shape the future of food.

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