Overview
Site Director
£100,000 p/a salary, plus car allowance & 25% bonus. Relocation support considered for the right candidate!
Natures Way Foods is a leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for the UK’s leading retailers and Quick Service Restaurants, working closely with farmers across the UK & Europe. However there’s lots more to us than the products we make.
Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning many different languages. This year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It’s an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are growing rapidly and there is genuine opportunity to develop and progress within the organisation.
We are currently looking for Site Directors to join our rapidly growing business in West Sussex. Reporting into our Chief Operating Officer, you will Provide strong collaborative leadership within the factory, with responsibility and accountability for a 24/7, profitable and efficient food manufacturing operation that is aligned to the customer delivery strategy.
Responsibilities
You will already have experience in:
Business Operations:
1. In collaboration with the COO and the site leadership team, you will develop the long and short-range objectives for the manufacturing unit, including full programme management of all related aspects of the operation, leading matrixed teams and providing visionary leadership
2. Full accountability for the delivery of all KPIs for the site
3. Continuously evaluating the structural impact of strategic decisions on operational delivery, ensuring all stakeholders are fully up-to-speed on any possible negative impact
Value:
4. Accountable for the financial performance in each of the factories, ensuring the Shift Managers are clear on their targets and expectations
5. Accountable for the optimisation of all aspects of production including Direct and Indirect costs
Quality:
6. Delivering perfect product to customers every day
Customer:
7. Maintaining and improving our excellent relationships with our customers at all levels of their organisation, taking a humble, authentic and non-hierarchical approach
8. Demonstrating a clear understanding of our customers strategic aims and ways of working
Leadership:
9. Developing and continuously nurturing long term strategic relationships with the senior leadership team, creating a culture of cooperation and collaboration, both within own team, and across other functional teams, that will ensure maximum financial gains for the NWF business overall
What you get from us
10. Salary: £100,000 P/A
11. 25% Bonus
12. Car Allowance
13. Life Assurance
14. Employer matched pension
15. Electric Car Scheme
16. Health cash plan
17. Cycle to work scheme
18. Colleague discounts, including Gym membership & shopping discounts
19. Star Awards
20. Flexibility in pay frequency each month
21. Access to online GP
22. Employee assistance programme
23. Relocation support considered for the right candidate
Qualifications
What type of people succeed here?
We look for passionate people, with a can-do attitude and an ambition to succeed. We strive to help our people in channelling that passion into everything they do, because your success is our success! We love people who have high standards & lots of ideas, because we are always striving to improve, and we want you to help us do that. Natures Way is a fun, fast and friendly environment where you will be surrounded by a passionate and dedicated team, who are committed to being the best at fresh.
Apply now & join our family!