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NWF is leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s a lot more to us than the products we make. We also...

• Grow careers and opportunities

• Grow Sustainability

• Grow employee and community wellbeing

• Grow great supplier relationships

Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It is an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are expanding our production lines and there is genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the organisation.

Reporting into our General Manager you will be part of the Senior Leadership Team who are responsible for driving and delivering against strategy and driving continuous improvement to delight our customers.

Key Responsibilities

Drives production standards of the factory through leadership, direction, and support to the factory production team.

Works with the site leadership team to deliver strong operations performance across a balanced scorecard - People, Quality, Value, Service, Safety (people and food)

Delivers budget and performance to standard for operations (production, logistics) across multiple shifts, ensuring audit readiness at all times

Manages the implementation of the sites Operational Improvement Plan working to ensure the site meets its cost efficiency targets

Provide leadership on H&S, focusing on safe working practices, and driving a safety-first culture.

Liaise with Technical to ensure that all product leaving is of the highest quality

Develop and implement KPI to measure and manage performance

Manage, coach and lead direct reports; prioritising workloads covering factory output and deliver consistent ways of working across all shift patterns

Suggest and discuss modifications to improve throughput, increase efficiencies and reduce costs using continuous improvement methodology.

Challenge the ‘status quo’ in a professional an inclusive manner

Establish and drive Best Practice across all areas of the site, sharing lessons with other site managers.

Skills & Experience

Experienced operational manager in a food production environment

Good understanding of engineering and mechanical issues in a food production environment

Strong people manager with a track record of managing performance and developing others through coaching

Motivated and results driven, with the ability to inspire others to deliver

Strong team player

Excellent attention to detail

We offer

• Generous benefits package
• Pension plan
• Overtime available
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing learning and development
• A genuine opportunity to progress your career

What kind of people do we look for?

We look for passionate people and then help them to channel that passion, because their success is our success!

We also like people who have high standards, because we do. We are always trying to improve, and we want you to help us do that.

Please apply in the first instance if you are interested.