Mach Recruitment Ltd
Operations Manager (Food Manufacturing)
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Operations Manager – Food Manufacturing
Are you an experienced food manufacturing leader looking for your next challenge? Our client, a successful and highly respected food manufacturer based in Dorset, is seeking an experienced Operations Manager / Senior Production Manager to lead the business through an exciting period of growth and positive change. You will take overall responsibility for site operations, be accountable for delivering high-quality products that meet customer demand while operating within budget, maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, food safety, quality, and compliance. This is an opportunity for a leader who is passionate about developing people, driving operational excellence, and delivering continuous improvement within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to ensure production targets, quality standards, and customer requirements are consistently achieved.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, efficiency, and operational performance.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety, food safety, quality, and company standards.
- Manage operational budgets and take full responsibility for P&L performance.
- Monitor and improve KPIs across safety, quality, productivity, cost, delivery, and people development.
- Build and develop a high-performing, engaged workforce through effective leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
- Lead business change initiatives and support the company's continued growth strategy.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team to deliver business objectives and enhance operational performance.
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Skills & Experience
- Significant senior management experience within a food manufacturing environment.
- A strong, confident, and inspirational leadership style.
- Proven success in leading operational teams to achieve business and commercial objectives.
- Demonstrable experience with full P&L responsibility.
- Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Experience leading organisational change and continuous improvement programmes.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
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What's on Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Attractive benefits package.
- Monday to Friday, site-based role, with flexibility to oversee weekend production when required.
- Excellent opportunities for career development and progression within a growing business.
- Join a company recently recognised with an Employer of the Year award, reflecting its commitment to its people and workplace culture.
Mach Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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