Interim Manufacturing Manager

As an interim manufacturing manager you are expected to come into a food business and hit the ground running, as there is usually little if no time for handovers from the previous incumbent.

In addition to being given the job title 'interim manufacturing manager', you may also find yourself working on interim food manufacturing roles such as interim production manager or interim operations manager. These roles typically involve looking after the whole production facility at a manufacturing site and may also involve managing after the engineering department.

Like any role in a food manufacturing facility, the actual remit of an interim manufacturing manager depends on the size of the company, type of company, future plans and also the reason you, as an interim, have been called in to provide assistance. It may be that both the manufacturing manager and engineering manager have left the business, therefore meaning you are required to manage both departments.

As an interim manufacturing manager you will have a number of people reporting directly into you. This is likely to include shift managers and line leaders. An interim manufacturing manager may report into the factory manager or general manager, although this is likely to depend on the size of the business, amongst other factors.

As an interim manufacturing manager, it is of vital importance that you have an understanding all the manufacturing techniques and terms used throughout the industry.

Lean manufacturing has become a way of life for many interim managers working within a manufacturing environment. As the interim manufacturing manager, you will have an understanding and usually a working knowledge of one of more lean manufacturing techniques such as Kaisan, Six sigma, 5s, JIT, Kanban and OEE.

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If you're looking for interim roles outside of the manufacturing discipline, we've got a number of interim manager roles in engineering, technical (food technology), new product development and commercial (sales and marketing).