Head of Site Operations - Food Manufacturing

Talent Guardian; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Annual performance bonus

Pension

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Job summary

Talent Guardian is sourcing a Site Manager for a West Midlands food manufacturing site. You will own the full operation from production planning to distribution, ensuring safety, quality, and cost control while driving continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Group Operations Manager, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team, embed a strong food safety culture (BRCGS/GMP), and deliver site profitability with accurate reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Food manufacturing management experience across FMCG operations.
• Proven track record leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• BRCGS experience and HACCP Level 3 or 4.
• Budget management and continuous improvement experience.
• Useful but not essential: NEBOSH General Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, Food Safety Level 4, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and retailer standards familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Take full operational ownership of the site, including production, warehousing, and distribution.
• Deliver production plans and meet KPIs across production, warehousing and distribution.
• Uphold safety and food safety culture, in line with BRCGS and GMP standards.
• Manage budgets, costs and site profitability with accurate reporting to leadership.
• Recruit, coach and develop a multi-disciplinary team and drive accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Budget management

Continuous improvement

People management

Food manufacturing knowledge

Education

HACCP Level 3/4

BRCGS experience

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH Managing Safely

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Job description

Talent Guardian is sourcing a Site Manager for a West Midlands food manufacturing site. You will own the full operation from production planning to distribution, ensuring safety, quality, and cost control while driving continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Group Operations Manager, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team, embed a strong food safety culture (BRCGS/GMP), and deliver site profitability with accurate reporting to senior leadership.