Albert Bartlett is a family-owned UK food producer and the country’s leading potato supplier. Working across fresh, chilled, and frozen potato products, the business partners with dedicated growers to deliver high-quality food products to customers across the market. This is an opportunity to join a well-established producer with a strong focus on quality, consistency, and operational excellence.
As Senior Production Manager- Chilled, you will play a key role in the performance of chilled production, helping to ensure standards are maintained across output, quality, and food safety. The role offers the chance to contribute to a fast-paced production environment where strong leadership, sound operational judgement, and a commitment to high standards are essential.
Responsibilities- Lead chilled production operations to meet output, quality, and safety targets.
- Support retailer audits within a food production environment.
Requirements
- Educated to a high level; a degree or HND/HNC/SVQ qualification is a plus.
- 10+ years of experience in food production, including experience in a similar production management role and managerial experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using manufacturing systems, including M3 Info MRP.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS, chilled-food compliance, and retailer audits in food production.
- Able to spend long periods on your feet, walk the production floor regularly, and work in chilled environments.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Completed IOSH Managing Safely training is advantageous.
Benefits
- Pension Plans
- Life Assurance
- Leave Package
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling
- Free Parking
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in food production
- Experience in a similar production management role
- Managerial experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience using manufacturing systems, including M3 Info MRP
- Strong knowledge of HACCP
- Strong knowledge of BRCGS
- Knowledge of chilled-food compliance
- Experience with retailer audits in food production
- Ability to spend long periods on feet and regularly walk the production floor
- Ability to work in chilled environments
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Degree or HND, HNC, or SVQ qualification
- Completed IOSH Managing Safely training
What We Do
Albert Bartlett is a family-owned company established in 1948, and is the UK's leading supplier of potatoes, offering fresh, chilled, and frozen potato products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers.
