General Manager

Corvin Fox Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company seeks a General Manager to oversee a fresh produce facility in Cambridgeshire. The role offers autonomy to drive cultural transformation and lead a dedicated team in a stable and ambitious environment, with opportunities for progression based on performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing environments.
• Strong leadership credentials and a team-oriented leadership style.
• Ability to influence and drive change across a diverse, multi-shift team.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for a complex, fresh produce facility.
• Engage shift managers, align performance and build accountability.
• Lead a 'back to basics' reset to restore consistency and discipline.

Skills

Leadership

Performance Management

Labour Planning

Cost Control

Change Management

Education

Operations Manager Level or above

Job description

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Circa £85,000 + up to 33% bonus + excellent benefits

Run the Site. Shape the Strategy. Influence the Business.

You’ve delivered results in high-volume, fast-paced food manufacturing environments. You’ve led from the front, empowering teams, hitting targets and setting the pace. Now, you’re looking for a challenge with broader scope and real impact.

This is your opportunity.

We’re on the search for a General Manager to take full responsibility for a complex, fresh produce facility in Cambridgeshire. You’ll take charge of a 130-person site, directly leading production, engineering, supply chain and health & safety.

Your mission? You will be given full autonomy to drive cultural transformation by engaging your shift managers, aligning performance and building accountability across site. With your first challenge being to lead a “back to basics” reset, restoring consistency and performance discipline after a period of change.

This isn’t a corporate machine, it’s a people-first business where employees at all levels are empowered to give strategic input. You’ll also be able to lead, make decisions and create impact without layers of red tape.

The business is stable, profitable and ambitious, with multiple tenders in play and potential UK-wide expansion meaning genuine opportunities for you, ranging from future multi-site responsibility to a clear path to MD-level progression based entirely on performance.

The Operation at a Glance

This private, family owned and growing food manufacturer operates a complex, 24/7 operation in their fresh produce facility processing over 60,000 tonnes of produce annually. With 2 wash lines and 12 packing lines for both organic and conventional SKUs.

The site turns over £65m annually and supplies major UK retailers with the finest quality produce. They have a flat structure, a people-focused ethos and an appetite for innovation and growth.

With the future expansion on the horizon, this is a business offering stability with clear ambition.

What You’ll Bring

To succeed, you'll already be operating at an Operations Manager level or above within food manufacturing. High-volume, short shelf-life environments is highly advantageous.

You'll need strong leadership credentials, a clear grasp of performance management, labour planning, cost control and the ability to influence and drive change across a diverse, multi-shift team.

Ultimately, this role demands someone calm under pressure, clear in communication and genuinely team-orientated in leadership style.

What’s Next

You don’t need a polished CV just send over what you have and let’s have a no-pressure conversation.

Email Evie at [e-mail] to get the ball rolling.

Corvin Fox is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We celebrate diversity, embrace inclusion, and welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you don’t hear from us within 10 working days, please assume that, due to the volume of applications, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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