Site Director/General Manager - Food

Site Director/General Manager - Food

Location: North East Lincolnshire
Salary: Six figure basic salary + executive benefits

Do you want to work for a successful, growing company who pride themselves on supply chain integrity, sustainable sourcing and high-quality products?

With continued year on year growth, it really is a perfect time to join them if you want to drive and manage further growth. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Site Director to lead and inspire the site team.
It's a great role, so if you want the scope to make a difference in a progressive and entrepreneurial environment then this could be your next role.

The Candidate:

• We're looking for an inspirational Factory General Manager/Site Director who has a real passion for Food Manufacturing. You will have experience of working at GM/Director level and will have managed multi-functional teams in a chilled/food to go manufacturing environment.
• You will have a strong operational management background, and can demonstrate successful leadership skills. You will be commercially astute and have the ability to set and deliver site budgets and strategy.
• As a successful Site General Manager, you will have extensive change management experience, with the proven ability to engage and inspire at all levels, optimising results across the business through “Lean Manufacturing”.
• You will be a natural motivator, with a holistic approach. You will have the ability to use your own initiative and be a strong decision maker.
• You'll be commercially astute, have strong analytical skills and be IT literate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reporting to the CEO you will own and deliver the Safety and Operational Performance of the site
• Collaborate with the wider site teams to devise, decide and deliver the operational site-based decisions that optimise the group, customer and financial objectives
• Develop, govern and deliver significant change programmes improving the profitability, efficiency, quality, safety and customer satisfaction of the site
• Participate in acquiring new business by working with Sales teams to demonstrate the production capabilities of the site
• Be a role model and inspiration for your people and the wider business at all times and in everything you do.
• You will be responsible for leading and delivering operational performance.
• Working closely with the CEO and the senior team you will set and lead the site change process by facilitating best practice and sustainable process improvement.
• As Site Director you will ensure the site is highly reliable, responsive and competitive whilst putting safety, quality and delivery first.

If this sounds like you then please do get in touch asap.

Due to the high volume of responses to online advertisements, regrettably we are only able to acknowledge successful applications. If you have not been contacted within 7 days, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please send a copy of your CV to our retained consultant emma.hanson@silven.co.uk quoting ref EH/SDL.