Job Title: Dairy Production Manager
Part-time: 24 hours per week up to £12.00 per hour, subject to experience and references.
Main Purpose of Job: To be responsible for the production of our high-quality dairy products to our exacting standards. To manage the day-to-day manufacturing and processing of our products, from processing raw materials, using equipment to cook and process and packaging and labelling products.
Reports to: Henry Cooke, General Manager
Company Description:
Clotton Hall Dairy is a small, farm-based dairy processor producing premium dairy products including
Cheshire Clotted Cream, Fresh Luxury Custard, Clotted Cream Rice Pudding and a range of Yogurts.
We are a small business with a big vision currently looking to build a team to help enable us to accelerate our growth. We are looking for someone who shares our values for producing quality, dairy products.
Job Description:
We are currently recruiting for a Production Manager based on-site at Clotton Hall Dairy. The role will involve lone and team working within the dairy and will report to the manager. The successful candidate will have a passion for producing dairy products and will thrive in producing quality and consistent products for our customers. This is currently a part time role Monday to Wednesday shifts, 8 hours per day with the potential to increase for the successful candidate.
In this role, the key responsibilities will include:
- To lead production of our range of products
- Managing daily production planning and schedules.
- To ensure all products produced, are produced to the highest standards
- To ensure all equipment is maintained to the highest standards and ensure routine maintenance is completed and documented.
- Comfortable working alone after a period of training as well as part of a team.
- Deliver and optimise production targets.
- Oversee the day-to-day delivery of our food hygiene and safety standards, alongside record keeping.
- Be forward thinking
- To fulfil production records as part of the production process
- To be able to work in a chilled environment where necessary
- As a small business we are all hands on and from time to time it might be necessary to take on a different task, on a very occasional basis, such as making a delivery.
Key skills & experience:
- Experience of food production is advantageous.
- Level 2 Food Safety management as a minimum (training can be provided)
- Good understanding of Food Hygiene
- Good communication skills
- Good mechanical aptitude.
- Trustworthy, self motivated, ambitious, can work to targets without hands on supervision.
- Enthusiastic attitude.
Benefits
- Be part of an exciting, growing family business
- Free dairy products
- Free parking
- On-going support and a training scheme
- 17 days holiday per year
Closing date: 24/03/2026
Contact details for CV to be sent to: henry@clottonhalldairy.co.uk
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary: £10.00-£12.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Flexible Language Requirement:
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 22/08/2026
Reference ID: CHDProductionManager
