Dairy Manufacturing Manager: Lead High-Performing Teams

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd; Devon and Torbay; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Life cover

Healthcare cashback

Cycle to work

Yeo Valley products discount

Partner discounts

Annual bonus

Job summary

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead our Dairy and Soup operations within a large, multi-site FMCG environment. You will drive high performance through teams, implement systems of work, and shape the site strategy with the SMT.

A track record in culture and process change, plus strong budgeting and communication skills, will be essential. You will champion a culture of engagement, coach and develop your teams, deliver capital projects, and promote shared

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying High Performing Workplace / TPM / Lean in large, complex FMCG operations.
• Strong background in manufacturing leadership across core operations.
• Proven track record as a cultural and process change agent.
• Experience setting and managing financial budgets.
• Coaching and people development skills.
• Solid problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to influence across all levels of the business.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary leadership for Dairy and Soup manufacturing teams; develop High Performing Teams and implement systems of work.
• Create a culture enabling the site to perform at the highest level.
• Contribute to site vision with SMT; develop an integrated strategic plan for people, plant and process development.
• Provide pace-setting leadership through High Performing Workplace systems of work.
• Develop engagement and empowerment across operations; build skills and capability.
• Lead and deliver capital projects and operational change programs across the site.
• Influence best practice and share learnings across the wider business.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Manufacturing leadership

Change management

Budgeting

Coaching

Problem solving

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Job description

Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead our Dairy and Soup operations within a large, multi-site FMCG environment. You will drive high performance through teams, implement systems of work, and shape the site strategy with the SMT.

A track record in culture and process change, plus strong budgeting and communication skills, will be essential. You will champion a culture of engagement, coach and develop your teams, deliver capital projects, and promote shared