Head of Production

Reed Specialist Recruitment • Permanent • Deeside, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom • £80k - £120k / year • 2h ago

Head of International Production - FMCG

£80,000 - £120,000 + Bonus + Medical + 32 Holidays Rising With Service + Expenses

Deeside

Are you a Production or Operations leader from the Food Manufacturing or wider FMCG sector looking for an opportunity to significantly shape the future of a growing international business at the top level?

This long-running business supplies specialist ingredients to food manufacturers across the globe. They've seen significant financial success and have invested in international expansion, with plans in place to further develop their operations, people and product lines.

In this role you will lead production operations in the UK as well as having oversight of their facility overseas, taking ownership of performance, culture, people development and operational excellence. You'll also play a key role in creating greater consistency across sites and implementing a range of improvements that support long-term growth.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading food manufacturing or similar production operations and significantly improving performance by nurturing talent and developing staff, transforming culture, strengthening processes and fostering collaboration.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to join a well-established business at the top level where they can significantly influence the direction and future of the company as they continue to grow internationally.

Day-to-day of the role:

Leading production operations in the UK and overseas (1-2 week trips to the USA every 2-3 months)

Developing a culture of quality, collaboration and continuous improvement

Coaching and developing production staff to build capability and creating succession plans for the future

Pursuing improvements in operational performance, efficiency, productivity and communication across sites

Working closely with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain & other stakeholders

Identifying root causes of issues and implementing corrective actions

Championing company growth plans and manufacturing projects

The ideal person will have:

Senior Production or Operations leadership experience in the FMCG sector - ideally Food Manufacturing
A proven track record of improving performance and standards
Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (Production, Quality, Engineering etc) and ideally multi-site teams
Excellent leadership and coaching skills
Experience implementing positive cultural and operational change
The ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
Willingness to undertake regular international travel

If you are interested in this position, click apply or contact Stuart Goble at Reed.

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