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          b3 jobs 2019 food manufacturing salary survey is comprised of high and low salaries together with the average plus the percentage rise or fall from 2018.

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          Position 2019 2018
          Low Change High Change Average Change Low High Average
          Factory Manager £35,000 -12.5% £64,000 10.3% £55,200 3.0% £40,000 £58,000 £53,600
          General Manager £55,000 -8.3% £80,000 -20.0% £59,700 -13.4% £60,000 £100,000 £68,900
          Operations Manager £40,000 0.0% £85,000 21.4% £63,400 5.3% £40,000 £74,500 £60,200
          Production Manager £24,000 -15.8% £50,000 -9.1% £44,800 -5.3% £28,500 £62,000 £47,300
          Production Supervisor £21,000 31.3% £35,000 12.9% £30,100 4.9% £19,500 £31,000 £28,700
          Planning Manager £33,000 10.0% £40,000 -23.1% £38,700 -14.2% £30,000 £52,000 £45,100
          Planner £28,000 80.6% £35,000 0.0% £29,500 2.1% £15,500 £35,000 £28,900
          Supply Chain Manager £40,000 33.3% £65,000 -9.7% £57,500 -9.9% £30,000 £72,000 £63,800
          Warehouse Manager £40,000 40.4% £50,000 19.0% £45,200 1.3% £28.500 £42,000 £44,600
          Warehouse Supervisor £22,000 0.0% £25,000 -19.4% £23,300 -18.0% £22,000 £31,000 £28,400
          Engineering Manager £40,000 -17.5% £85,000 54.5% £62,800 22.2% £48,500 £55,000 £51,400
          Engineering Supervisor £33,000 -9.6% £42,000 5.0% £38,000 -1.3% £36,500 £40,000 £38,500
          Multi-skilled Engineer £25,000 25.0% £37,000 -7.5% £36,200 -5.2% £20,000 £40,000 £38,200
          Mechanical or Electrical Engineer £32,000 28.0% £35,000 -18.6% £33,600 -10.6% £25,000 £43,000 £37,600
          Maintenance Engineer £30,000 30.4% £38,000 8.6% £35,900 7.2% £23,000 £35,000 £33,500
          Project Engineer £30,000 -57.1% £80,000 -11.1% £54,800 -33.9% £70,000 £90,000 £82,900
          Development Director £70,000 -6.7% £85,000 -22.7% £77,100 -11.1% £75,000 £110,000 £86,700
          NPD Manager £35,000 29.6% £55,000 -15.4% £46,800 -5.6% £27,000 £65,000 £49,600
          Senior NPD Technologist / Supervisor £29,000 16.0% £40,000 -4.8% £36,400 -2.7% £25,000 £42,000 £37,400
          NPD / Food Technologist £18,000 5.9% £38,000 -24.0% £27,600 -18.1% £17,000 £50,000 £33,700
          Development Chef £22,000 10.0% £50,000 11.1% £41,900 6.9% £20,000 £45,000 £39,200
          Process Technologist £20,000 0.0% £28,000 -20.0% £26,700 -16.3% £20,000 £35,000 £31,900
          Process Manager £38,000 8.6% £46,000 -8.0% £43,000 -2.5% £35,000 £50,000 £44,100
          Sales / Commercial Director £50,000 -32.4% £72,000 -31.4% £66,200 -20.9% £74,000 £105,00 £83,700
          Commercial / Sales Manager £34,000 13.3% £50,000 -9.1% £46,700 -11.2% £30,000 £55,000 £52,600
          National Account Manager £35,000 16.7% £55,000 -15.4% £50,500 -10.3% £30,000 £65,000 £56,300
          Account Manager £20,000 0.0% £48,000 -31.4% £39,800 -5.9% £20,000 £70,000 £42,300
          Business Development Manager £22,000 10.0% £38,000 -36.7% £32,600 -18.1% £20,000 £60,000 £39,800
          Sales Executive / Assistant £18,000 5.9% £24,000 -52.0% £22,400 -22.0% £17,000 £50,000 £28,700
          HR Manager £39,000 11.4% £46,000 -25.8% £39,900 -27.8% £35,000 £62,000 £55,300
          HR Assistant £17,000 -5.6% £23,000 -14.8% £21,400 -11.6% £18,000 £27,000 £24,200
          Brand / Marketing Manager £40,000 14.3% £55,000 -38.9% £52,500 -19.7% £35,000 £90,000 £65,400
          Brand / Marketing Assistant £20,000 11.1% £26,000 -13.3% £24,400 -13.2% £18,000 £30,000 £28,100
          Purchasing Manager £30,000 -11.8% £55,000 -15.4% £48,900 0.2% £34,000 £65,000 £48,800
          Purchasing Assistant £18,000 0.0% £25,000 -16.7% £23,000 -0.4% £18,000 £30,000 £23,100
          Regulatory Affairs £42,000 40.0% £60,000 -29.8% £53,600 -21.1% £30,000 £85,500 £67,900
          Specifications Technologist £22,000 22.2% £35,000 9.4% £32,300 5.6% £18,000 £32,000 £30,600
          Senior Technical £65,000 8.3% £80,000 0.0% £72,200 -4.6% £60,000 £80,000 £75,700
          Technical Manager £28,000 40.0% £70,000 0.0% £53,700 -14.9% £20,000 £70,000 £63,100
          Technical Supervisor £25,000 25.0% £35,000 -12.5% £33,000 -1.5% £20,000 £40,000 £33,500
          Technical Assistant / Admin £19,000 18.8% £27,000 3.8% £24,700 6.9% £16,000 £26,000 £23,100
          Auditor £50,000 0.0% £60,000 0.0% £57,500 1.2% £50,000 £60,000 £56,800
          QA Manager £32,000 45.5% £45,000 -10.0% £39,100 0.5% £22,000 £50,000 £38,900
          QA Supervisor £22,000 10.0% £30,000 -6.3% £28,000 6.1% £20,000 £32,000 £26,400
          QA Assistant / Technician £18,000 12.5% £30,000 0.0% £22,200 7.8% £16,000 £30,000 £20,600
          Hygiene Manager £30,000 0.0% £50,000 11.1% £41,900 0.5% £30,000 £45,000 £41,700
          Hygiene Supervisor £23,000 -6.1% £28,000 -20.0% £26,600 -15.0% £24,500 £35,000 £30,100

           

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