Site Manager

Myton Food Group; Thrapston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks holiday

Staff discount

Career progression

Staff canteen

Pension & life cover

Healthcare benefits

MyPerks discounts

Long service awards

Payroll charity donations

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

Myton Food Group is seeking a Site Manager/Director level leader to drive performance across Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene at one of our UK sites. You will formulate the manufacturing plan, build strong external relationships with Morrisons and other partners, and lead change programmes to improve safety, quality and efficiency.

You will inspire a large team, ensure the right people are in the right roles, deliver KPIs, and manage CAPEX projects.

Qualifications

• Experience at Site Manager/Director level in FMCG manufacturing.
• Ability to lead a large, cross-functional site team across production, technical, engineering and hygiene.
• Proven track record in improving performance and delivering KPIs.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to drive cost and efficiency.
• Strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial and proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement the manufacturing plan to drive performance improvement.
• Build strong external relationships with customers and internal partners to improve financial performance.
• Develop and deliver growth plans with Morrisons and external customers, including online.
• Create a customer service culture ensuring high-quality production and brand integrity.
• Identify, develop and launch new product offers to meet customer needs.

Skills

Site Manager/Director level experience

Strong leadership

Influencing & negotiation

Analytical thinking

Commercial acumen

Ambition

Job description

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 be entrepreneurial and 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 - Produce you will manage a team across Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene. You will also be responsible for:

• Formulating and implementing the Manufacturing plan, to drive performance improvement
• Building strong commercial relationships within the external manufacturing industry and working with my Trading, Retail, Logistics and Supply Chain partners to ensure the continued improvement of financial performance and the manufacturing of products
• Developing and implementing 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

About You

As well as the ability to manage on a large scale you must also have...

• 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
• Sound commercial acumen
• Ambition

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP Morrisons
• MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service Awards
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

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.