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Head of opex- bakery & desserts

Leicester
Greencore
€60,000 a year
Posted: 17 April
Offer description

What you’ll be doing

* Ensure that site Greencore manufacturing excellence (GME) teams are budgeted and resourced appropriately to enable delivery of their GME targets
* Align the business behind and ensure successful implementation of the in‑year automation programme savings
* Lead and direct the GME community for the given manufacturing units to keep people safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential
* Work with site and network colleagues to develop a pipeline of achievable GME initiatives that can deliver the agreed GME targets
* Monitor site delivery of GME initiatives and GME maturity within agreed timescales and financial targets, escalating support requests to network colleagues if required
* Actively sponsor and commit the necessary resources and focus required to deliver inclusion and diversity commitments, goals and targets and model inclusive leadership behaviours
* Actively sponsor and commit the necessary resources and focus required to support delivery of sustainability commitments, goals and targets
* Manage organisational risk related to both Cyber Security and data, committing the necessary focus, resources and investment in skills and experience to ensure compliance with relevant policies and legislation, taking ownership of personal and commercial data processed throughout the group


What we’re looking for

* Educated to degree level, preferably in Engineering, Maths, Science, Business or Operations (or equivalent experience)
* Experience of delivering results in a fast‑paced, world‑recognised manufacturing environment and leading change through multi‑site teams
* Track record of effective leadership – leading teams to deliver successful business changes, both performance and cultural
* Experience of delivering training and coaching with strong facilitation skills
* Ability to engage others to consider "what should we do?" and move them away from "what do we actually do"
* Ability to build relationships and deliver results through stakeholder management
* Lean and Continuous Improvement knowledge and experience
* Advanced analytical skills (these may be trained or developed)


What you’ll get in return

* Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
* Holidays
* Competitive matched pension contributions
* Life insurance up to 4× salary
* Company share savings scheme
* Greencore Qualifications programme
* Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
* Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
* Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
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