This is what you’ll actually do! In this role, you will provide operational leadership across all site functions, including manufacturing, technical, warehousing, and scheduling, ensuring production targets are delivered safely, efficiently, and within budget. You will champion a strong culture of safety and ensure full compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards. You are accountable for delivering agreed operational KPIs aligned to tiered scorecard targets, covering output, cost, waste, service, and quality performance. You will build, develop, and engage a high-performing team through effective performance management, succession planning, and talent development at all levels. You will drive continuous improvement by embedding excellence principles, optimising processes, and delivering efficiency initiatives. With a strong customer focus, you will ensure production and service schedules align with customer expectations and business demand, working closely with supply planning, demand, and commercial teams. You will develop and manage the site manufacturing operations budget, maintaining strong cost control and effective resource allocation. You will collaborate cross-functionally to deliver site objectives and support the wider business strategy, while also developing and delivering environmental and sustainability initiatives aligned to company strategy. Ideally this is you! Proven experience in a senior operational or site leadership role within a manufacturing environment (preferably food/FMCG). Strong understanding of end-to-end operations, including manufacturing, warehousing and scheduling. Demonstrated track record of improving operational performance through Excellence application e.g. tools such as lean and Six Sigma and can deliver the right conditions to ensure successful adoption of CI methodologies across the site. Financial and commercial acumen, with experience developing and managing budgets whilst delivering cost efficiencies. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence across all levels of the organisation. Experience leading large teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Strong understanding of health, safety, and quality systems and compliance standards. Visionary thinker, able to understand the bigger business picture and deliver strategy into action which aligns to this Resilient and calm under pressure, able to lead through change. Hands-on and visible leader with a strong shopfloor presence. Results-oriented, pragmatic, and commercially aware. Passionate about people development and creating an inclusive, high-performance culture. Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving capability. Energetic, self-motivated, and accountable.