Operations Leader: CI-Driven Supply Chain Excellence

Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised healthcare with Bupa

50% discount on all Rattler products

Free festival tickets

Full Healeys uniform, workwear and PPE

£1 pint after shift

Monthly breakfast club

Job summary

Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm in Cornwall seeks an Operations Manager to lead the Production & Supply Chain teams, driving safety, quality and efficiency, planning materials, and controlling inventories to meet cost targets.

The role reports to the Production Director and requires HACCP/Quality System experience, strong leadership, and a proactive continuous improvement mindset to deliver world-class manufacturing outcomes.

Qualifications

• Seasonal demand/control experience in a process manufacturing environment.
• Management responsibility.
• Cross functional team activity.
• Staff Training and team motivation.
• Management of performance standards.
• HACCP/Quality System experience.
• Organoleptic skills/experience.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in maintaining Health & Safety compliance across all operations.
• Production Planning – manage and oversee the team scheduling and ensuring adequate resource levels across the year.
• Managing delivery team to achieve KPI’s.
• Lead and develop a continuous improvement culture within the operations team focused on achieving World Class manufacturing.
• Ensuring robust stock control and management – ensure appropriate stock of both raw material and finished stock.
• Train, develop and review reporting staff to ensure procedural, quality, safety and environmental requirements are met.
• Create a skills gap analysis and establish a training plan to fill the gaps.
• Introduce ‘continuous improvement’ activities to improve individual and team performance KPI’s, reduce costs, improve quality and improve profits.
• Liaise closely with all members of the management team to ensure that both the internal and external customer requirements are satisfied.
• Ensure all operations are run according to current environmental and other legislation.
• Represent the Company at ad hoc functions and other industry events.
• To be available for any business emergencies
• Any other activity/tasks as and when requested by the Directors.

Skills

Health & Safety

Report writing

Presentation skills

IT skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Prioritisation

Education

Food/Drink/Management Qualification

Health & Safety

Job description

Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm in Cornwall seeks an Operations Manager to lead the Production & Supply Chain teams, driving safety, quality and efficiency, planning materials, and controlling inventories to meet cost targets.

The role reports to the Production Director and requires HACCP/Quality System experience, strong leadership, and a proactive continuous improvement mindset to deliver world-class manufacturing outcomes.