Are you an experienced food manufacturing leader looking for your next challenge?
Our client, a successful and highly respected food manufacturer based in Dorset, is seeking an experienced Operations Manager / Senior Production Manager to lead the business through an exciting period of growth and positive change.
You will take overall responsibility for site operations, be accountable for delivering high-quality products that meet customer demand while operating within budget, maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, food safety, quality, and compliance.
This is an opportunity for a leader who is passionate about developing people, driving operational excellence, and delivering continuous improvement within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to ensure production targets, quality standards, and customer requirements are consistently achieved.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, efficiency, and operational performance.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety, food safety, quality, and company standards.
- Manage operational budgets and take full responsibility for P&L performance.
- Monitor and improve KPIs across safety, quality, productivity, cost, delivery, and people development.
- Build and develop a high-performing, engaged workforce through effective leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
- Lead business change initiatives and support the company’s continued growth strategy.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team to deliver business objectives and enhance operational performance.
Skills & Experience
- Significant senior management experience within a food manufacturing environment.
- A strong, confident, and inspirational leadership style.
- Proven success in leading operational teams to achieve business and commercial objectives.
- Demonstrable experience with full P&L responsibility.
- Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Experience leading organisational change and continuous improvement programmes.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Attractive benefits package.
- Monday to Friday, site-based role, with flexibility to oversee weekend production when required.
- Excellent opportunities for career development and progression within a growing business.
- Join a company recently recognised with an Employer of the Year award, reflecting its commitment to its people and workplace culture.
- Mach Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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