Production Manager

About a Career With Elis

Elis is an international multi‑service provider, offering textile, hygiene, and facility services solutions. We are on an exciting growth journey and look for top talent to help accelerate our expansion.

We are building a workplace where ambition and enthusiasm are rewarded, and where every individual can make a lasting impact. We pride ourselves on being a meritocracy where performance is recognised and achievements are celebrated. Our employees share a commitment to our core values: Respect, Integrity, Exemplarity, and Responsibility.

Location and Employment

• Leicester
• Full‑time
• Permanent

Production Manager – Leicester

This role will lead, manage and continually develop the production teams to achieve functional objectives that support the Site and Company Business Plan. It will work closely with the Operations Manager, engineering, service and logistics teams to continuously improve site overall effectiveness, ensuring utilisation of production facilities, people development, and a lean culture.

Your Mission at Elis

Continuous Improvement

• Run continuous improvement discussions, forums and quality circles to investigate and analyse all production‑related issues and ensure ongoing improvement.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and requirements, analyse the results and ensure corrective action is implemented.
• Generate and analyse reports/KPIs, making recommendations on trends, improvements and corrective actions to achieve and enhance operational excellence.
• Liaise and work with other departments to resolve issues quickly.
• Liaise with customers where appropriate to ensure service commitments are met and maintain contact with the service teams to update on issues and agree corrective actions.
• Contribute to the reduction of environmental impact, e.g., energy usage.

Production

• Plan, organise and coordinate resources to meet production requirements of laundering all pieces on time in full (OTIF) and to the specifications within client contracts.

What will make you stand out?

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to listen to and influence peers and department team members to build and lead effective teams.
• Good attention to detail and ability to analyse data and interpret information effectively to continuously improve the department or team.
• Ability to organise self and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner.
• IT skills (email, all MS Office software including Project and PowerPoint).
• Proactive customer‑focussed approach to service delivery.

What's on offer?

• 33 Days Holiday
• Company Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• On‑site Parking
• Private Medical

Additional benefits

• Annual Bonus
• Company Pension
• Private Medical
• Employee Assistance Programme

A competitive salary of up to £45,000 depending on experience along with an exciting career with a company that supports development and ambition.

Interested? Put your application online. Contact the hiring person: Helena Fearnley‑Brown,

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