Kerry
Runcorn, Cheshire
Requisition ID: 57522 Position Type: FT Permanent Workplace Arrangement: About the role We are seeking a Manufacturing Lead to join our high-performing team and lead our Taste sites across Europe. This role is pivotal in connecting regional operational performance within our global footprint and ensuring flawless execution for our customers. Through close partnership with our commercial and RDA colleagues and executing against a globally connected Taste strategy, this role will be accountable for driving a forward-looking manufacturing excellence programme and delivering flawless execution for our customers through focusing on our balanced scorecard performance across Safety, Quality, Service, Cost & Sustainability. Travel will be required 40% + of the time, to regularly be onsite in the UK, France and Italy. About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment. What you'll be doing Develop and execute a multi-year Integrated Operations strategy to meet current demand and future business growth Lead a high-performing team by attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent, and providing growth opportunities across our network. Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement and pride across our manufacturing footprint at all levels, focusing on Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Sustainability. Collaborate closely with our commercial organization to ensure growth plans and innovation pipelines are met by an effective and connected supply network. Leverage industry knowledge to identify value delivery levers and best practices, enabling sustainable growth and efficient capacity creation and asset utilisation. Partner with Engineering, Sustainability, and QSHE teams to drive our Sustainability 2030 ambition across all sites Ensure that the master schedule programme of work for the region incorporates action plans across reliability, debottlenecking and optimised capital spend planning Lead Taste manufacturing excellence programmes and initiatives, building continuous improvement capability through our organisation and ensuring that best practices are embedded in all manufacturing plans and programmes. Work proactively with our commercial teams in defining our connected business strategies and global capacity development plans for key Taste focus areas, leveraging our end-to-end global Taste network as applicable. Ensure that strong peer-to-peer functional relationships are in place with key customers strengthening our customer collaboration through sharing best practices and demonstrating value across innovation and delivery Lead risk management and business continuity planning for the overall manufacturing footprint; accountable for effective financial oversight and performance management across all IO costs What you can bring to the role Bachelor's degree in food science, business management, or engineering discipline. An MBA or higher degree is highly beneficial. Proven experience of progressive manufacturing operational/management experience within the taste and flavour ingredient industry. Business unit, regional, or multi-site experience is essential. Good appreciation of taste and flavour ingredient manufacturing processes, methods and process technologies. Significant experience in setting and executing strategy to achieve KPIs and sustainable growth, focusing on Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Sustainability. Robust financial and budgetary management. Delivery of capital projects and people led improvement programmes. Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship management, and exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills. Change agent, energized by making a difference and comfortable dealing with ambiguity. Executive presence, demonstrating gravitas, credibility, and winning trust. Strong evidence of talent management within a global organization and development of winning teams. Strategic mindset, seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. Customer-centric, building strong relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Willing to travel upwards of 40% of the time to our sites across Europe. With our growing reputation and unrivalled knowledge in clean label preservation, masking and taste capabilities this is an exciting opportunity for a senior operator who's a passionate about driving customer led manufacturing excellence. What we can offer In return we can offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package as well as the opportunity for self-growth and career development within one of the world's leading manufacturers of food and nutrition technology. In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally. Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name. Recruiter: Posting Type: LI
Requisition ID: 57522 Position Type: FT Permanent Workplace Arrangement: About the role We are seeking a Manufacturing Lead to join our high-performing team and lead our Taste sites across Europe. This role is pivotal in connecting regional operational performance within our global footprint and ensuring flawless execution for our customers. Through close partnership with our commercial and RDA colleagues and executing against a globally connected Taste strategy, this role will be accountable for driving a forward-looking manufacturing excellence programme and delivering flawless execution for our customers through focusing on our balanced scorecard performance across Safety, Quality, Service, Cost & Sustainability. Travel will be required 40% + of the time, to regularly be onsite in the UK, France and Italy. About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment. What you'll be doing Develop and execute a multi-year Integrated Operations strategy to meet current demand and future business growth Lead a high-performing team by attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent, and providing growth opportunities across our network. Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement and pride across our manufacturing footprint at all levels, focusing on Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Sustainability. Collaborate closely with our commercial organization to ensure growth plans and innovation pipelines are met by an effective and connected supply network. Leverage industry knowledge to identify value delivery levers and best practices, enabling sustainable growth and efficient capacity creation and asset utilisation. Partner with Engineering, Sustainability, and QSHE teams to drive our Sustainability 2030 ambition across all sites Ensure that the master schedule programme of work for the region incorporates action plans across reliability, debottlenecking and optimised capital spend planning Lead Taste manufacturing excellence programmes and initiatives, building continuous improvement capability through our organisation and ensuring that best practices are embedded in all manufacturing plans and programmes. Work proactively with our commercial teams in defining our connected business strategies and global capacity development plans for key Taste focus areas, leveraging our end-to-end global Taste network as applicable. Ensure that strong peer-to-peer functional relationships are in place with key customers strengthening our customer collaboration through sharing best practices and demonstrating value across innovation and delivery Lead risk management and business continuity planning for the overall manufacturing footprint; accountable for effective financial oversight and performance management across all IO costs What you can bring to the role Bachelor's degree in food science, business management, or engineering discipline. An MBA or higher degree is highly beneficial. Proven experience of progressive manufacturing operational/management experience within the taste and flavour ingredient industry. Business unit, regional, or multi-site experience is essential. Good appreciation of taste and flavour ingredient manufacturing processes, methods and process technologies. Significant experience in setting and executing strategy to achieve KPIs and sustainable growth, focusing on Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Sustainability. Robust financial and budgetary management. Delivery of capital projects and people led improvement programmes. Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship management, and exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills. Change agent, energized by making a difference and comfortable dealing with ambiguity. Executive presence, demonstrating gravitas, credibility, and winning trust. Strong evidence of talent management within a global organization and development of winning teams. Strategic mindset, seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. Customer-centric, building strong relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Willing to travel upwards of 40% of the time to our sites across Europe. With our growing reputation and unrivalled knowledge in clean label preservation, masking and taste capabilities this is an exciting opportunity for a senior operator who's a passionate about driving customer led manufacturing excellence. What we can offer In return we can offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package as well as the opportunity for self-growth and career development within one of the world's leading manufacturers of food and nutrition technology. In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally. Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name. Recruiter: Posting Type: LI
Greencore
Kirton, Lincolnshire
Why Greencore? We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of 1.9bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. What You'll Be Doing We are currently looking for an Engineering Programme Manager who will be responsible for leading engineering projects across our Boston, Spalding and Wisbech sites. Our Boston and Spalding sites produce ready to eat and bulk salad products and our Wisbech site is responsible for manufacturing premium chilled ready to cook meals. As the Engineering Programme Manager, you will have two Engineering Project Managers reporting directly to you, responsible for delivery on-site and you will be managing the budget across all three sites, overseeing 40+ projects of varying sizes. Your other responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Apply governance across the cluster capital programme ensuring that the Capital management process is understood, deployed, and executed in line with the businesses Capital management policy Partnering with the Site General Manager's and Operations Director to raise the cluster capital plan and then monitor and control capital investment spending to ensure cash flow is both aligned with agreed budgets and appropriately distributed across the life cycle of the project Oversee the delivery of multi-site or large strategic projects to ensure the delivery of agreed return on the capital investment objectives Proactively manage end-to-end project or change implementation within well-defined timelines and budgets, covering all facets of implementation, ensuring that project objectives are achieved What We're Looking For As our Engineering Programme Manager, you will be confident managing a team and will be able to draw on your experience of overseeing multiple sites whilst also being comfortable in a hands-on capacity. You will also have: Previous evidence of performing highly complex work activities covering engineering, technical, financial, health, safety, and quality aspects A subject matter expert to advise the group (Mech, Elec, Civil, Automation, CDM, DSEAR ect) An understanding of relevant technologies and practices in an FMCG environment Ability to communicate effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences Demonstrable experience of working with a robust project and programme methodology/best practice Experience with a recognised project delivery method such as PMI/PRINCE2 Familiarity with technologies: Data Centre Hosting, Managed Infrastructure Services, ERP Implementation, BI Implementation to look for alignment and efficiencies with local manufacturing requirements What You'll Get In Return Competitive salary and job-related benefits Holidays Pension up to 8% matched Company share save scheme Greencore Qualifications Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
Why Greencore? We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of 1.9bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties. What You'll Be Doing We are currently looking for an Engineering Programme Manager who will be responsible for leading engineering projects across our Boston, Spalding and Wisbech sites. Our Boston and Spalding sites produce ready to eat and bulk salad products and our Wisbech site is responsible for manufacturing premium chilled ready to cook meals. As the Engineering Programme Manager, you will have two Engineering Project Managers reporting directly to you, responsible for delivery on-site and you will be managing the budget across all three sites, overseeing 40+ projects of varying sizes. Your other responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Apply governance across the cluster capital programme ensuring that the Capital management process is understood, deployed, and executed in line with the businesses Capital management policy Partnering with the Site General Manager's and Operations Director to raise the cluster capital plan and then monitor and control capital investment spending to ensure cash flow is both aligned with agreed budgets and appropriately distributed across the life cycle of the project Oversee the delivery of multi-site or large strategic projects to ensure the delivery of agreed return on the capital investment objectives Proactively manage end-to-end project or change implementation within well-defined timelines and budgets, covering all facets of implementation, ensuring that project objectives are achieved What We're Looking For As our Engineering Programme Manager, you will be confident managing a team and will be able to draw on your experience of overseeing multiple sites whilst also being comfortable in a hands-on capacity. You will also have: Previous evidence of performing highly complex work activities covering engineering, technical, financial, health, safety, and quality aspects A subject matter expert to advise the group (Mech, Elec, Civil, Automation, CDM, DSEAR ect) An understanding of relevant technologies and practices in an FMCG environment Ability to communicate effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences Demonstrable experience of working with a robust project and programme methodology/best practice Experience with a recognised project delivery method such as PMI/PRINCE2 Familiarity with technologies: Data Centre Hosting, Managed Infrastructure Services, ERP Implementation, BI Implementation to look for alignment and efficiencies with local manufacturing requirements What You'll Get In Return Competitive salary and job-related benefits Holidays Pension up to 8% matched Company share save scheme Greencore Qualifications Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
