Site Director, Site Director

Pilgrim's Europe; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Generous holiday entitlement

Employee discount scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Leadership development

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe in King's Lynn is seeking a Site Director to lead our Pork Added Value site with full accountability for performance, people, safety, quality, customer service and profitability.

As a key member of the Operations leadership team, you’ll drive operational excellence, develop high-performing teams, and deliver sustainable growth across a complex manufacturing environment. This is a high-profile leadership role within one of Europe’s leading food businesses.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within food manufacturing or a comparable operational environment.
• Experience operating as Site Director, Factory Director, General Manager, Operations Director or equivalent.
• Strong commercial awareness with accountability for operational and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Providing visible leadership across all site functions, creating a high-performance culture built on accountability, engagement and collaboration.
• Delivering world-class standards in Health & Safety, Quality, Food Safety, Customer Service and Operational Excellence.
• Driving site performance against key measures including productivity, efficiency, waste reduction, cost control and profitability.
• Leading and developing a talented leadership team, ensuring strong succession planning and capability development.
• Embedding a culture of continuous improvement across manufacturing, engineering, technical and support functions.
• Ensuring full compliance with all customer, legal, regulatory and company standards.
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Leading strategic projects, capital investment programmes and business transformation initiatives.Managing site budgets and delivering sustainable financial performance.

Skills

Senior leadership

Food manufacturing

Operational leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Job description

Job Title - Site Director // Location - King's Lynn // Permanent, Full-Time Role

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking an exceptional Site Director to lead our King's Lynn Pork Added Value site. This is a high-profile leadership role with full accountability for site performance, people, safety, quality, customer service and profitability.

As a key member of the Operations leadership team, you'll drive operational excellence, develop high-performing teams, and deliver sustainable growth across a complex manufacturing environment. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced manufacturing leader to make a significant impact within one of Europe's leading food businesses.

What You'll Be Doing

As Site Director, you'll be responsible for the overall leadership and performance of the King's Lynn site, ensuring the business continues to achieve its operational and strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Providing visible leadership across all site functions, creating a high-performance culture built on accountability, engagement and collaboration.
• Delivering world-class standards in Health & Safety, Quality, Food Safety, Customer Service and Operational Excellence.
• Driving site performance against key measures including productivity, efficiency, waste reduction, cost control and profitability.
• Leading and developing a talented leadership team, ensuring strong succession planning and capability development.
• Embedding a culture of continuous improvement across manufacturing, engineering, technical and support functions.
• Ensuring full compliance with all customer, legal, regulatory and company standards.
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Leading strategic projects, capital investment programmes and business transformation initiatives.Managing site budgets and delivering sustainable financial performance.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking an experienced manufacturing leader with a track record of delivering results within a food manufacturing, FMCG or complex production environment.

You'll Ideally Bring

• Significant senior leadership experience within food manufacturing or a comparable operational environment.
• Previous experience operating as a Site Director, Factory Director, General Manager, Operations Director or equivalent.
• Strong commercial awareness with accountability for operational and financial performance.
• Experience leading large, multi-functional teams through growth, change and continuous improvement.
• A proven ability to create high-performing cultures and develop future leaders.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer relationship skills.
• Excellent communication, decision-making and influencing abilities.
• A passion for operational excellence and delivering results through people.

Why Join Pilgrim's Europe?

This is more than a leadership role. It's an opportunity to make a lasting impact within one of Europe's leading food companies.

At Pilgrim's Europe, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We invest in our teams, encourage innovation, and create an environment where talented individuals can build rewarding and successful careers.

What We Offer

• Competitive executive salary and package
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employee discount scheme with savings across major retailers and brands
• Health and wellbeing support programmes
• Ongoing leadership development and career progression opportunities
• The opportunity to lead a strategically important manufacturing site within a growing international business