Head of Production - Indian Sweet and Snacks Food Manufacturing

🇬🇧 HELLO LONDON — WE'RE HIRING! 🚀 HEAD OF PRODUCTION | FOOD MANUFACTURING Southall, London | UK & European Markets We are representing one of India's leading QSR brands with a growing global presence in the search for an exceptional Head of Production to lead and transform its UK manufacturing operations. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a senior food manufacturing professional ready to take complete ownership of a well-established production operation — while playing a key role in the launch of a new snacking manufacturing facility. 🏭 THE OPERATION

• Established production facility in Southall, London
• Serving UK & European markets
• 50+ member production team
• Existing portfolio of 10+ confectionery & dairy SKUs
• New snacking production facility under development 🎯 YOUR MANDATE You will take end-to-end ownership of manufacturing operations, including:
• Production strategy, planning & capacity
• Manufacturing efficiency, yield & throughput
• Workforce planning & manpower productivity
• Raw materials, sourcing & supply chain coordination
• Cost optimisation & waste reduction
• Quality, food safety & regulatory compliance
• Production KPIs, analytics & continuous improvement
• SOPs, systems & operational controls
• Cross-functional collaboration with commercial & supply chain teams
• Operational readiness and scale-up of the new snacking facility 👤 WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? A senior manufacturing leader with 10+ years of food production experience, ideally from: Confectionery | Sweets | Dairy | FMCG | Food Manufacturing You should have a proven track record of managing large-scale production environments, sizeable teams and complex manufacturing operations. Experience with 15,000+ MT annual production, traditional sweets/dairy products, international markets and UK/EU food manufacturing standards would be highly advantageous. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who combines operational excellence, commercial thinking and strong people leadership. 🌍 WHY THIS ROLE? This is more than running an existing factory. It is an opportunity to shape the next phase of a global food brand's UK manufacturing journey — with responsibility for an established operation today and the opportunity to help build the manufacturing capability of tomorrow. 📍 Location: Southall, London 🏭 Sector: Food Manufacturing / FMCG 🎯 Level: Head of Production 📩 Interested? Please send your updated CV or DM me for a confidential discussion.