Extrusion Manager

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Location: Dungannon

Salary: Competitive depending on experience (per annum)

Job type: Permanent

Working pattern: Full time

Industry: Manufacturing & Production / Manufacturing

Company: Hays

Consultant: Arisha O'Hagan

Hays office: Portadown — 1st Floor, Unit 11c, McGowan West Shopping Centre, West Street

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Your new company

Hays are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and growing food manufacturing business to recruit an experienced Extrusion Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a critical production area within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, leading operational performance across safety, quality, efficiency and people development.

Your new role

Reporting into senior operations management, you will have responsibility for the extrusion and flavouring processes, ensuring products are manufactured efficiently, safely and to the highest quality standards.
Key duties will include:
Managing product flow from raw materials through extrusion and flavouring operations.
Driving Health & Safety, GMP and hygiene compliance across the department.
Ensuring production processes consistently achieve quality, yield and efficiency targets.
Managing and controlling critical processing assets including dies, blades and screws.
Overseeing flavour and oil application, stock control and traceability documentation.
Developing and maintaining training matrices to ensure operator competency.
Leading continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction and cost control.
Supporting NPD trials, scale-up projects and new product launches.
Coaching, mentoring and developing production teams to maximise performance.

What you'll need to succeed

A minimum of 3 years' experience leading large teams within a manufacturing or production environment.
Strong production management and process improvement experience.
Proven ability to drive operational performance, efficiency and quality standards.
Excellent people leadership and team development skills.
Strong understanding of food safety, GMP and quality systems.
Extrusion experience would be highly advantageous.
A hands-on leadership style with a continuous improvement mindset.

What you'll get in return

Competitive salary based on experience.
Opportunity to join a growing and successful manufacturing business.
Significant autonomy and ownership within a key operational function.
Career progression opportunities within a supportive management team.
The chance to make a real impact on production performance and business growth.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

# - Arisha O'Hagan