Site Manager

Morrisons; Rushden; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

Private healthcare for you and family

Car allowance

Generous holiday entitlement

Discount in Morrisons stores

Job summary

Myton Food Group is seeking a Site Manager to lead a high-performance FMCG manufacturing site in Rushden, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient operations under the Morrisons partnership.

You will report to the Head of Operations and manage Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene teams, delivering manufacturing plans, growth initiatives and KPI targets while maintaining strong relationships with internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• Has experience at site manager/director level in FMCG manufacturing.
• Knows relevant legislation and industry standards for world-class operations.
• Demonstrates strong leadership to foster a people-driven culture.
• Able to influence and negotiate with a broad range of stakeholders, including executive level.
• Drives performance improvement and generates innovative ideas.
• Builds relationships with internal and external partners up to board level.
• Shows analytical thinking and strong commercial acumen.
• Demonstrates ambition and drive to grow the site leading teams across functions.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement the manufacturing plan to drive performance improvements.
• Build strong commercial relationships with external manufacturers and partner with Trading, Retail, Logistics and Supply Chain.
• Develop and implement growth plans with Morrisons and external customers including online channels.
• Create a customer service culture ensuring high-quality production and Morrisons branding across the site and with third-party customers.
• Identify, develop and launch new product offers to meet customer needs.
• Define and deliver plans to source raw materials and ensure on-time despatch to customers.
• Lead and inspire the team across Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene to perform at their best.
• Drive improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with regulations and product safety standards.
• Deliver CAPEX projects on budget and ensure site KPIs (Quality, Service, People, Financial) are met.

Skills

Site manager experience

Legislation knowledge

Leadership

Influencing

Performance improvement

Stakeholder relationships

Analytical thinking

Ambition

Job description

Job-ID: 186Category: Manufacturing & Logistics ManagementLocation: Rushden, Northamptonshire, United KingdomPosted: Closes: Business Area: ManufacturingContract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: 40Shift Pattern: 5 over 7

More about the role

Our manufacturing sites are demanding, ever changing and extremely fast paced. We are in the middle of major growth so all our leaders need to have an entrepreneurial approach, be brave in their approach with strong leadership skills. It's their responsibility to ensure our sites are high performing, efficient and a great place to work.Reporting into the Head of Operations you will manage a team across Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene. You will also:

• Formulate and implement the Manufacturing plan, to drive performance improvement
• Build a strong commercial relationships within the external manufacturing industry and work with my Trading, Retail, Logistics and Supply Chain partners to ensure the continued improvement of financial performance
  and the manufacturing of products
• Develop and implement the growth plan with both Morrisons and external customers including online
• Create a strong customer service culture in your site to ensure a high quality production line with the Morrisons brand and that of our third party customers
• Identify, develop and launch new product offers to meet customer needs
• Define and deliver a plan to source raw materials at the right time and place, then prepare, pack and despatch on time in full to our internal and 3rd party customers
• Listen to and inspire the whole team across your site, creating an environment that enables them to perform at their best and supports their development
• Respond to colleague issues and ideas, making sure we are improving our offer to our customers and making things simpler for colleagues
• Motivate your teams to work well across their departments and to take a manufacturing wide perspective, so that decisions are made that are the best for the business as a whole
• Ensure you
  have the right people in the right place at the right time, and that they are working efficiently and are appropriately trained
• Define and deliver improved Financial, Quality, Service and People key performance Indicators within your site
• Continually monitor site performance against KPI's, identify areas for improvement, and lead improvement initiatives through to completion, to ensure high performance and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with appropriate regulations and company standards to contribute to an outstanding product safety for our customers
• Develop and deliver change programmes within your site and support within the wider business
• Be an expert in your sector, by driving central support services to provide industry best practice
• Identify / develop automation plans to step change performance and reduce reliance on people
• Deliver sales and profit in line with the business plan to contribute to the commercial success of Morrisons
• Deliver CAPEX projects on budget

More about our perks

• Annual bonus scheme
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Car Allowance
• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

• Experience of Site Manager/Director level working for an FMCG Manufacturing business
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and industry expertise to run a world class operation
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to create a people driven culture, with a personable approach
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• The ability to drive performance improvement and be able to think outside the box in order to come up with new innovative ideas
• The ability to build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders right up to Executive Board level
• Analytical thinking and sound commercial acumen
• Ambition

About the organization

Myton Food Group is a place where you can be yourself, feel valued, and have a true sense of belonging. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people from all walks of life, as we strive to build a workforce that truly represents the communities we serve. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, which means we're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application and support will be provided wherever it's required.

About the company

You'll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets. At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We're British farming's biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we're passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 18 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more. We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we're especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.