General Manager

MacGregor Black; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 97,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business is seeking a General Manager based in Yorkshire. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in operational leadership, specifically within high-quality food production. Responsibilities include driving efficiencies, managing budgets, and developing a high-performance team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that values talent and aims for excellence in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Track record in team leadership roles.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Commercially astute with broader business context.
• Proven ability in developing high-performance teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive culture and efficiency improvements in manufacturing.
• Lead implementation of change management initiatives.
• Define budgets and ensure financial commitments are met.
• Accountable for operational performance and KPI results.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Influencing

Job description

General Manager

Are you an experienced operational leader within a high-quality food manufacturing environment?

Do you have extensive experience in chilled, short shelf-life food manufacturing?

Would you like to join a business that values its people and looks to develop in house talent to unlock potential?

MacGregor Black are partnering with a Food Manufacturing Business on the search for a General Manager. This is a perm role based in Yorkshire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clear manufacturing leadership that drives culture and efficiency improvements.
• Develop and lead the implementation of change management initiatives, whilst leading the SLT to play its key part in the delivery excellence, impacting the wider business.
• Define and gain agreement for all budgets and forecasts, ensuring your sites delivers / beats its overall financial commitments.
• Responsibility for operational performance.
• Provide clear manufacturing objectives, vision, and leadership to the site.
• Accountable for the ongoing delivery of a strong set of KPI results for the site, including cost, safety, service, quality, gross losses and absenteeism.
• Define and gain agreement for all budgets and forecasts, ensuring the Site delivers / beats its overall financial commitments.
• Ensure the Site has appropriate processes and systems in place to drive best practice manufacturing standards with a focus on developing and embedding LEAN manufacturing.

What are we looking for?

• Successful track record of delivery in previous team leadership roles is essential.
• Experience of leading cross functional teams in the consumer sector with experience of high-speed production.
• Exposure to a number of different functions and evidence of being able to apply knowledge in other areas.
• Commercially astute with the ability to see the broader business context gained through experience of working with commercial functions.
• Strong influencing and communication skills to deliver results through others.
• Commercially astute with the ability to see the broader business context gained through experience of working with commercial functions.
• Strong influencing and communication skills to deliver results through others.
• Proven track record in developing people and teams to create high performance.

Salary – circa £115k + package

Please contact Rob Blackburn today for further information.