Overview
Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire
Ways of Working: Site Based
Hours of work: 08.30 – 17.00, Monday – Friday (Flex required in line with business demands)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Up to 20% bonus p/a, £7,000 Car Allowance p/a, Private Medical
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and shape the operational strategy across manufacturing sites, ensuring delivery of safety, quality, service, and cost objectives
- Drive a strong performance culture through clear leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance with all legal, technical, food safety, and health and safety standards
- Champion operational excellence initiatives, embedding Lean principles and best practice
- Build strong, collaborative relationships across supply chain, engineering, technical, and commercial teams
- Manage budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics to support sustainable growth
- Lead, develop, and inspire senior operational leaders, building long-term capability and succession
- Oversee change programmes and site transformations, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum value
- Represent operations at senior leadership level, contributing to wider business strategy
What We’re Looking For
- A senior operational leader with strong experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments
- Proven ability to lead large, complex operations and deliver results through others
- Strong knowledge of food safety, quality, health and safety, and regulatory compliance
- Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets, cost control, and performance metrics
- Confident communicator able to influence, challenge, and engage at all levels
- A structured, data-led decision maker with a continuous improvement mindset
- Experience leading change and transformation in fast-paced environments
- Strong people leader with a passion for developing talent and building high-performing teams
What You’ll Get In Return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- £7,000 car allowance per annum
- Up to 20% bonus per annum (depending on company performance)
- Private Medical for employee and spouse
- Holidays
- Competitive matched pension contributions
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
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