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At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. 

Are you an accomplished Operations Manager from a manufacturing background with a passion for continuous improvement, change management, and team leadership? If you’re looking for a new opportunity to make a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you! 

As a key member of our Site Leadership Team, you’ll be the driving force behind the safe, efficient, and high-quality operation of two production plants within our fast-paced, 24/7 bakery environment. You’ll be responsible for leading & developing teams, managing change, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to ensure our fresh products reach our customers on time, in full, and to the highest standards.

Essential Ingredients
An experienced and proven manager of people, working in a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG
Willing to work a days based, 4 on 4 off shift pattern
Strong financial acumen with experience in planning, budgeting, and KPI management.
Proven ability to drive Continuous Improvement and implement strategic initiatives at the operational level.
Experience of managing HR processes including absence-management, 121’s, employee engagement and performance improvement
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, with an eye for detail and a knack for motivating teams.  

The Recipe Safety is our number one priority, and you’ll be responsible for ensuring our Health, Safety & Environmental principles are never compromised ensuring compliance to legislation and company standards. You’ll lead and engage your team to deliver the annual HSE plan and drive the HSE culture change through team involvement, ownership and responsibility for HSE activities.

Cross functional working is a way of life within Warburtons and this role interacts with a variety of different areas of the business.  You will need to be a credible, all-round operations manager and leader of people. Line efficiencies, damage levels, maintenance spend are all KPI’s along with quality, freshness and service level measures.

The Role
Continuous Improvement: Lead a culture of continuous improvement, identifying and implementing strategic initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize performance across the site.
Leadership: Inspire, coach, and develop your team, empowering them to reach their full potential and deliver outstanding results.
Change & Project Management: Oversee and manage change initiatives, ensuring smooth project execution and actively driving team engagement.
Operational Excellence: Achieve key KPIs, including line efficiencies, quality, freshness, and service levels, through effective planning, performance monitoring, and cost control.
Health, Safety & Environment: Champion HSE standards, fostering a safe workplace culture and ensuring full compliance with legal and company requirements. Extra Dough Last but by no means least, you'll want to know what your breads worth:

A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
Private medical insurance and Life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew! 
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service  

If you are a proactive, hands-on leader with a passion for people, process, and delivering results, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help shape the future of our business.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.

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