Factory General Manager in Scotland

Location: Aberdeenshire (relocation assistance offered)

Overview: An ambitious Food Manufacturer with a well-invested site and a real emphasis on strategic planning and productivity. You will need to have previous site management responsibility for Operations, Engineering and Quality in a food manufacturing business.

About You:

• Proven leadership skills in a Food Manufacturing environment, with experience of managing multiple departments including Operations, Engineering, Hygiene and Quality.
• An engineering background would be a preference, or engineering qualifications for this General Manager role.
• Financial tracking and understanding are a must.
• Track record of delivering strategic projects and managing costs effectively.
• Capable of working cross functionally and bringing departments together.
• Effective communicator with all stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Ability to deal with complexity and change, prioritise effectively, and deliver within short timescales.
• A Factory Manager with an analytical mindset.
• This would suit someone who has an eye for continuous improvement and a passion for lean manufacturing.

What you will be doing:

• As Factory General Manager (GM) you will have direct responsibility for the day-to-day running of the plant and facilities.
• Report to the Group Operations Director with day-to-day interactions with Commercial and Supply Chain senior leaders.
• Managing costs and labour budgets across the factory.
• You will develop and maintain a continuous improvement culture.
• Implement improvements to existing practices to improve efficiency, waste reduction, people performance and machinery reliability.
• You will manage teams across operations, engineering, production and warehousing.
• Ensure all food products are manufactured to the required product safety and quality standards, safely and on time.
• Set performance goals, conduct performance evaluations, and provide feedback to enhance employee productivity and morale.

What can they offer you: This is a well-established business with a reputation for quality and a senior team who are focused on growth, development and autonomy. This is a complex factory with multiple product lines and a talented team who are committed to improvement.

Who we are seeking: We are seeking applications from talented Heads of Operations, Factory Managers, General Managers, Operations Controllers who live within Aberdeen, Elgin, Nairn, Fraserburgh, Inverness or who are willing to relocate (with assistance) to this beautiful part of the UK.

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please submit your CV via the link provided to Emma Symonds quoting reference ES/TNT/2205. We are only able to consider candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, my client can’t offer sponsorship to anyone without the right to work in the UK. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only contact successful applicants.