Factory General Manager

In The News; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food manufacturing organization in Aberdeenshire is seeking a General Manager to oversee plant operations. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership skills in a Food Manufacturing setting, experience managing various departments, and a background in engineering. This role includes financial tracking, managing costs, and driving a culture of continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to lead a complex factory with dedicated teams focused on quality and growth, offering relocation assistance to applicants who don't reside locally.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills managing multiple departments in Food Manufacturing.
• An engineering background or qualifications preferred for the General Manager role.
• Track record of delivering strategic projects with effective cost management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the plant and facilities as General Manager.
• Interact with Group Operations Director and senior leaders in Commercial and Supply Chain.
• Manage costs and labour budgets across the factory.

Skills

Leadership in Food Manufacturing

Financial tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement mindset

Effective communication

Education

Engineering qualifications

Job description

Location

Location: Aberdeenshire (relocation assistance offered)

Overview

An ambitious Food Manufacturer with a well invested site and a real emphasis on strategic planning and productivity. You will need to have previous site management responsibility for Operations, Engineering and Quality in a food manufacturing business.

About You

• Proven leadership skills in a Food Manufacturing environment, with experience of managing multiple departments including Operations, Engineering, Hygiene and Quality.
• An engineering background would be a preference, or engineering qualifications for this General Manager role.
• Financial tracking and understanding are a must.
• Track record of delivering strategic projects and managing costs effectively.
• Capable of working cross functionally and bringing departments together.
• Effective communicator with all stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Ability to deal with complexity and change, prioritise effectively, and deliver within short timescales.
• A Factory Manager with an analytical mindset.
• This would suit someone who has an eye for continuous improvement and a passion for lean manufacturing.

What you will be doing

• As Factory General Manager (GM) you will have direct responsibility for the day to day running of the plant and facilities.
• Report to the Group Operations Director with day to day to interactions with Commercial and Supply Chain senior leaders.
• Managing costs and labour budgets across the factory.
• You will develop and maintain a continuous improvement culture.
• Implement improvements to existing practices to improve efficiency, waste reduction, people performance and machinery reliability.
• You will manage teams across operations, engineering, production and warehousing.
• Ensure all food products are manufactured to the required product safety and quality standards, safely and on time.
• Set performance goals, conduct performance evaluations, and provide feedback to enhance employee productivity and morale.

What can they offer you?

• This is a well-established business with a reputation for quality and a senior team who are focused on growth, development and autonomy.
• This is a complex factory with multiple product lines and a talented team who are committed to improvement.

We are seeking applications from talented Heads of Operations, Factory Managers, General Managers, Operations Controllers who live within Aberdeen, Elgin, Nairn, Fraserburgh, Inverness or who are willing to relocate (with assistance) to this beautiful part of the UK.

If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided to Emma Symonds quoting reference ES/TNT/2205.

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