Site Operation Lead

Greencore; West Devon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Greencore, a leading convenience food manufacturer, is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee the operations function at their West Drayton facility. The successful candidate will drive performance, manage budgets, and maintain high standards of safety and productivity. Join a dynamic team in a fast-moving industry and enjoy benefits like a car allowance, target bonus, and exclusive employee discounts.

Benefits

Holidays

Car Allowance

Annual Target Bonus

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

PMI Cover

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing teams in fast-paced FMCG.
• Knowledge of modern manufacturing methodologies.
• Skills in planning and implementing initiatives in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Direct operations function to meet performance indicators.
• Control manufacturing spend and ensure budget alignment.
• Implement health, safety, and environment plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Project management

Education

Degree level or relevant experience as a work based apprentice

Level 3 Health and Safety certificate

Job description

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Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK.

We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Heathrow, we are a growing team with around 450 colleagues. We produce chilled & hot eat Food for Now products including salads, sandwiches & wraps, Protein Pots & snacking. As well as Food for Later products such as ready meals & sides for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Amazon Fresh, Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury's.


What you'll be doing
To direct the operations function for a manufacturing unit (people, process and product) that delivers the required key performance indicators across all shifts, enabling the delivery of local operational objectives which exceed customer expectations

Contribute to the development and implementation of the manufacturing unit business plan in order to achieve the manufacturing earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) /productivity objectives

Control manufacturing spend, within sign off limits, to ensure that costs are aligned with business requirements and the agreed budget

Co-ordinate and take corrective action to ensure all elements of operations are integrated and being utilised through cost efficient processes which deliver product to manufacturing food safety and customer standards

Implement a health, safety and environment plan and manage performance across the operational teams in order to enhance colleagues health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace

Identify and prioritise capex projects that deliver the efficiency plan

Consult and advise with relevant departments to ensure the effective and efficient use of all new capital investment projects /machinery to deliver best operational advantage

Highlight bottleneck processes and take mitigating action that will deliver labour/waste targets

Provide inspirational leadership and direction to the operational community to ensure that people are kept safe engaged, focused and delivering to their potential


What we're looking for
We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

• Ideally educated to degree level or relevant experience gained as a work based apprentice
• Experience of leading manufacturing teams in a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment
• Holds a Level 3 Health and Safety certificate, is Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) certified and trained in legionella duty holder awareness as a deputy
• Experience of working with customers and being accountable for customer service
• Analytical skills and ability
• Experience of planning and implementing initiatives in a complex manufacturing organisation
• Knowledge and experience of modern manufacturing methodologies and systems planning
• Experience in leading business improvement activities
• Skilled in managing projects through to deployment

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.


What you'll get in return

• Holidays
• Car Allowance
• Annual Target Bonus
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• PMI Cover
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Internship

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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