The Role
Leads a large FMCG manufacturing site across production, engineering, technical, hygiene, quality, supply chain, and people functions. Develops manufacturing and growth plans, improves financial and operational KPIs, ensures regulatory and product-safety compliance, drives continuous improvement and automation, manages customer and stakeholder relationships, delivers change programs, and oversees CAPEX projects while building a high-performing culture.
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More about the role
Our manufacturing sites are demanding, ever changing and extremely fast paced. We are in the middle of major growth so all our leaders need to have an entrepreneurial approach, be brave in their approach with strong leadership skills. It's their responsibility to ensure our sites are high performing, efficient and a great place to work.
Reporting into the Head of Operations you will manage a team across Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene. You will also:
- Formulate and implement the Manufacturing plan, to drive performance improvement
- Build a strong commercial relationships within the external manufacturing industry and work with my Trading, Retail, Logistics and Supply Chain partners to ensure the continued improvement of financial performance and the manufacturing of products
- Develop and implement the growth plan with both Morrisons and external customers including online
- Create a strong customer service culture in your site to ensure a high quality production line with the Morrisons brand and that of our third party customers
- Identify, develop and launch new product offers to meet customer needs
- Define and deliver a plan to source raw materials at the right time and place, then prepare, pack and despatch on time in full to our internal and 3rd party customers
- Listen to and inspire the whole team across your site, creating an environment that enables them to perform at their best and supports their development
- Respond to colleague issues and ideas, making sure we are improving our offer to our customers and making things simpler for colleagues
- Motivate your teams to work well across their departments and to take a manufacturing wide perspective, so that decisions are made that are the best for the business as a whole
- Ensure you have the right people in the right place at the right time, and that they are working efficiently and are appropriately trained
- Define and deliver improved Financial, Quality, Service and People key performance Indicators within your site
- Continually monitor site performance against KPI's, identify areas for improvement, and lead improvement initiatives through to completion, to ensure high performance and continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance with appropriate regulations and company standards to contribute to an outstanding product safety for our customers
- Develop and deliver change programmes within your site and support within the wider business
- Be an expert in your sector, by driving central support services to provide industry best practice
- Identify / develop automation plans to step change performance and reduce reliance on people
- Deliver sales and profit in line with the business plan to contribute to the commercial success of Morrisons
- Deliver CAPEX projects on budget
More about our perks
- Annual bonus scheme
- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Car Allowance
- Generous holiday entitlement
- 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
- Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
- Subsidised staff canteen
- Free parking
- Competitive pension and life assurance
- Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
- 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
- Optional payroll charity donations
- A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave
More about you
As well as the ability to manage on a large scale you must also have:
- Experience of Site Manager/Director level working for an FMCG Manufacturing business
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and industry expertise to run a world class operation
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to create a people driven culture, with a personable approach
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- The ability to drive performance improvement and be able to think outside the box in order to come up with new innovative ideas
- The ability to build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders right up to Executive Board level
- Analytical thinking and sound commercial acumen
- Ambition
You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 18 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.
We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.
About the Team Myton Food Group is a place where you can be yourself, feel valued, and have a true sense of belonging. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people from all walks of life, as we strive to build a workforce that truly represents the communities we serve.
We are also a Disability Confident Employer, which means we're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application and support will be provided wherever it’s required.
Skills Required
- Experience at Site Manager or Site Director level within an FMCG manufacturing business
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and industry expertise required to run a world-class manufacturing operation
- Strong leadership skills and ability to create a people-driven culture
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to drive performance improvement and develop innovative solutions
- Ability to build relationships with stakeholders through Executive Board level
- Analytical thinking and sound commercial acumen
- Ambition
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The Company
What We Do
Morrisons is a UK-based supermarket and integrated food business serving customers through a nationwide network of stores and online delivery channels. Its operations span grocery retail, wholesale, distribution, and food manufacturing. The company sells a broad range of fresh and packaged foods and emphasizes vertical integration, sourcing and processing about half of its fresh food itself, with a purpose of making good food affordable for everyone.
