Manufacturing Manager

We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.

We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.

You might not be right for the role, yet we are always looking for talented people!

Closing date: Sunday 17th November

Interview process: 1st Stage Call, followed by a 2nd Stage On-Site Interview

The recipe!

The purpose of this position is to guide, manage, and enhance the factory operations across various balanced sectors. Provide strong leadership throughout the production process, from the receipt of materials to the delivery of finished goods for the designated factory. Ensure that the safety, quality, productivity, cost, delivery, and employee morale associated with the key performance indicators are met and continuously improved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with legal, health and safety, and environmental policies
• Implement Manufacturing strategy to enhance performance and practices
• Accountable for factory KPI delivery across the balanced scorecard
• Make strategic commercial decisions regarding demand vs labour
• Provide supervision and direction to teams to achieve targets and drive change
• Oversee factory engagement, vision setting, culture, and trade union relationships
• Collaborate with functional teams to support improvement initiatives through data analysis

Non-negotiables:

• In-depth knowledge of Manufacturing Operations
• FMCG manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of HSE and food safety and quality requirements
• Commercial awareness
• Brilliant at building strong cross-functional relationships
• Proven track record of Continuous Improvement within a previous role
• Alignment to Weetabix values
• Are always curious to find new ways to do business!
• Have the ability to demonstrate how you keep up to date in your field of expertise

Nice to haves:

• Leadership, management & coaching experience, including of large teams
• Influence and persuasion
• Appropriate and effective challenge
• Business/financial acumen
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Ability to adapt and respond to change
• Work for the good of the whole – factory is important, but we only win if we all win!

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance & Annual Flexible benefits

• Annual bonus 10%
• Double matched ER contributed pension scheme
• Annual Salary review
• Healthcare plan
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)

Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.