Operations Director

Company: Drayton
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Location: Cardiff
Job Description:

Company

This is a unique opportunity to work for an ambitious, professional, fast-paced food business. They have a great reputation for their positive working environment and progressive, forward thinking attitude.

Role

The Operations Director is a senior leadership role within the organisation and has a wide range of responsibilities including:

  • Embedding the company vision and culture within the site.
  • Defining the capital agenda requirements for the medium and long term growth plans of the business.
  • Leading, managing and coaching a senior leadership team including procurement, engineering, logistics, technical and manufacturing.
  • Implementing key operational performance measures and monitoring these to ensure sustained, incremental performance improvement.
  • Defining the continuous improvement agenda for the site, ensuring that it is adequate for the needs of the business.
  • Creating a high performance culture whilst maintaining an environment where individuals are valued and respected.
  • Supporting the wider business in delivering improvement projects to achieve overall financial and performance goals.

Person

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, someone who has experience of senior operational leadership within the food industry and has the gravitas to operate in a senior role within a dynamic business. They will be confident, assertive, a team player and someone with excellent numerical and verbal skills. The business is able to offer a great working environment and longer term career opportunities.

Posted: July 5th, 2026