Regional Operations Environment (REO) Manager GB&I

McCain Foods Limited; Whittlesey; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

Annual car allowance

Pension salary sacrifice

Job summary

McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd is seeking a Regional Operations Environment (REO) Manager GB&I to lead sustainability across the GB&I manufacturing network. You will drive the REO roadmap, ensure compliance with regs, and coordinate performance metrics like CO2, water, energy and waste.

You will lead plant REO managers, harmonise regional processes, and collaborate with global teams to deliver continuous improvement and environmental impact reductions at scale.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in industry, engineering or R&D.
• Strong understanding of industrial environments and KPIs.
• Proven project management experience.
• Knowledge of environmental management systems (ISO 14001 / 50001).
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical, problem-solving and continuous-improvement mindset.
• Ability to support change and engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive deployment of the REO roadmap across all sites.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and internal policies.
• Track and analyse performance indicators (CO2, water, energy, waste).
• Develop and coordinate sustainability action plans.
• Lead the community of plant REO managers.
• Harmonise processes and governance at regional level.
• Conduct internal audits and manage relationships with authorities.
• Promote best practices and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Support initiatives to reduce environmental impact.
• Collaborate with global, regional and local teams on key projects.

Skills

Leadership experience

KPIs understanding

Project management

Communication

Analytical mindset

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ISO 14001

ISO 50001

Job description

Position Title: Regional Operations Environment (REO) Manager GB&I

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 44566

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences — together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About The Role.

Sustainability isn't just a priority at McCain - it's a responsibility we take seriously across every site, every shift, and every decision. As our REO (Resource Efficient / Environment Operations) Manager for GB&I, you'll be at the heart of that effort, leading the deployment of our sustainability strategy across the GB&I manufacturing network and turning ambition into measurable action.

From reducing CO₂ emissions and cutting energy consumption to driving progress on water stewardship, renewable electricity and waste reduction, you'll own the environmental performance agenda across the network. Working alongside plant, engineering and regional teams, you'll bring structure where it's needed, cut through complexity, and champion consistency - all while helping to build a culture where sustainability and continuous improvement go hand in hand.

If you're ready to make a genuine environmental impact at scale, this is the role to do it in.

What you'll be doing.

• Drive deployment of the REO roadmap across all sites
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and internal policies
• Track and analyse performance indicators (CO₂, water, energy, waste)
• Develop and coordinate sustainability action plans
• Lead the community of plant REO managers
• Harmonise processes and governance at regional level
• Conduct internal audits and manage relationships with authorities
• Promote best practices and a culture of continuous improvement
• Support initiatives to reduce environmental impact
• Collaborate with global, regional and local teams on key projects

What you'll need to be successful.

• Extensive leadership experience in industry, engineering or R&D
• Strong understanding of industrial environments and associated KPIs
• Proven project management experience
• Knowledge of environmental management systems (ISO 14001 / 50001)
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Analytical, problem-solving and continuous-improvement mindset
• Ability to support change and engage stakeholders

Benefits.

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods, you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips. Alongside your salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Private healthcare
• Annual bonus scheme based on both company and individual performance [delete if not applicable] with the ability to salary sacrifice into your pension
• Annual car allowance
• An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary
• 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, because the moments that matter outside of work matter to us too
• Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support
• TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support - including a 24/7 confidential counselling line, legal and financial guidance, and a range of employee discounts.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day, giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements where the role allows

And because you're joining a global business, your career opportunities don't stop at the factory gate. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise, step into leadership, or even explore opportunities internationally, we'll support your growth. With ambitious plans for the future, there's plenty of scope to develop your career with us.

About The Team.

You’ll be joining our Operations team, which spans both GB&I and EMENA - a broad, experienced and closely connected manufacturing community. Reporting into our Director, REO (who in turn reports into our VP, Operations EMENA), you’ll also enjoy a strong dotted-line relationship and active partnership with our VP, Operations GB&I, meaning you’ll be well-connected at a senior level on both sides of the network.

On the ground, you’ll work alongside a high-performing manufacturing team across four plants here in GB&I - one of which sits within our global snacking business - and you’ll partner closely with your counterpart leading the same agenda across Europe. While your primary focus will be GB&I, the nature of this role means you’ll occasionally pick up projects, conversations and priorities in other markets too, so a flexible, collaborative mindset will go a long way.

It’s a role that sits at the intersection of local delivery and regional influence - and the team around you reflects that ambition.

About McCain.

Click here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities.

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our mission is built on creating authentic relationships.

We believe that in‑person work fosters exchange, strengthens collaboration and helps our team grow together. At the same time, we value flexibility — that’s why most office‑based roles follow a hybrid model, offering the option to work from home two days a week.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family‑owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family: Manufacturing

Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey || GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough

Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd