Manufacturing Manager Fabrication / Food & Beverage

  • Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited
  • Yeovil, Somerset
  • Oct 23, 2025
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

Manufacturing Manager (Fabrication / Food & Beverage)

£55,000 - £60,000 + Profit Share Bonus + 30 Days Holiday + Xmas Shutdown + Autonomy

Yeovil, Somerset

Are you an Engineering, manufacturing, or fabrication manager from a Food, Beverage or Process Engineering background looking for a Senior role within a rapidly expanding business where you'll play a key part in their future success?

On offer is the chance to be a crucial asset for a company, stepping into a senior role that grants responsibility, autonomy and recognition for your achievements.

Within this role, you will oversee 10 employees that consist of both engineers and fabricators, in which you will have to showcase both your organisation and leadership skills. You will be managing and overseeing manufacturing projects ensuring that the team are on track with the given timeframes and responsible for employee appraisals, training and development.

As a scale up business, this fabrication and manufacturing companies' expertise spreads across a wide range of services including design, production, and installation of stainless-steel equipment used in the Food & Beverage industry. Carving out a profitable niche, they have capitalised on a lucrative market gap and are continuing to expand.

This role would suit a Manufacturing, Engineering or Fabrication manager with knowledge of the Food, Beverage or Process Engineering industries looking for a senior people management position that grants autonomy, responsibility and recognition for your achievements.

The Role:

  • Overseeing the manufacturing of critical assets supplied to the FMCG industries
  • Leading a team of 10 employees that consist of both engineers and fabricators
  • Train and develop junior team members and apprentices
  • Responsible for making sure projects run to deadline
  • Improving manufacturing processes through Continuous Improvement practices

The Person:

  • Manufacturing Manager, Engineering Supervisor or similar
  • People management experience
  • Food, Beverage, Process Engineering or Critical Hygiene background

Job Reference: BBBH22357

Engineering, Manager, Manufacturing, Lead, Head, Six, Sigma, CI, Continuous, Improvement, People, Management, Leadership, Fabrication, Workshop, Manufacturing, Food, Dairy, Yeovil, Taunton, Somerset

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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