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QLM is representing a high-profile, growing food manufacturing business seeking to appoint a Site Director to lead one of its key UK manufacturing operations.
This is a significant leadership appointment at a site benefiting from substantial ongoing investment in capacity, automation, and manufacturing capability. Working closely with the Executive team, the Site Director will take full ownership of site performance while leading the operation through its next phase of growth and development.
The Opportunity
Full leadership responsibility for a large, complex manufacturing site, spanning Operations, Engineering, Technical, Supply Chain, Safety, and People.
- Lead the delivery of an ambitious site growth and investment programme, ensuring new capacity, technology, and infrastructure translate into sustainable operational performance.
- Develop the site's manufacturing strategy across safety, quality, service, cost, yield, labour, and operational efficiency.
- Build capability across the leadership team, developing succession, and creating greater accountability throughout the operation.
- Partner with Engineering and Project teams through CAPEX, installation, commissioning, and operational ramp-up, while protecting customer service and day-to-day production.
- Identify opportunities to unlock further capacity and productivity from the existing manufacturing footprint.
- Create a highly visible leadership culture, building engagement across the workforce and ensuring strong communication from the factory floor through to senior leadership.
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We are looking for an established Site Director, General Manager, Factory Director, or senior Operations leader from high volume food manufacturing.
- You will have a strong understanding of manufacturing and be comfortable leading through growth, significant capital investment, and operational change.
- The successful individual will combine strong operational judgement with the ability to develop people, challenge existing ways of working, and translate major investment into measurable business performance.
- Experience leading a sizeable workforce, complex manufacturing processes, and significant change or expansion programmes would be particularly relevant.
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