Operations Director - Chilled Foods & Continuous Improvement

The Compleat Food Group; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Bonus

Benefits

Free product handouts

EV charging points

GroceryAid access

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is seeking an experienced Head of Operations to join the Market Drayton site. You will take full accountability for day-to-day operational performance, leading manufacturing and materials control, delivering exceptional customer service, productivity, quality and financial performance.

You will work with the site leadership team to foster a high-performance culture, develop teams and drive operational excellence across all areas of the business.

Qualifications

• Significant operational leadership experience within chilled food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Proven experience leading large, diverse teams in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong track record of delivering operational improvement programmes.
• Lean Manufacturing experience with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Experience driving Operational Excellence initiatives that deliver measurable business results.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness with experience managing operational budgets and costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire large production and operational teams across multiple shifts.
• Drive performance against key operational, quality, service, people, and cost KPIs.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Champion Health, Safety and Environmental standards, ensuring safety remains the number one priority.
• Build strong relationships across the site leadership team to deliver common goals and business objectives.
• Control operational budgets, managing direct and indirect costs whilst maximising efficiency and profitability.
• Coach, mentor and develop operational leaders to strengthen capability across the site.
• Deliver profit improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality and service.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety, health & safety, environmental and company standards.
• Lead employee engagement initiatives, creating a culture built on trust, openness, accountability and performance.
• Support and deputise for the Site General Manager when required.
• Lead and contribute to site and group-wide strategic projects.

Job description

The Compleat Food Group is seeking an experienced Head of Operations to join the Market Drayton site. You will take full accountability for day-to-day operational performance, leading manufacturing and materials control, delivering exceptional customer service, productivity, quality and financial performance.

You will work with the site leadership team to foster a high-performance culture, develop teams and drive operational excellence across all areas of the business.