Executive Leader, Manufacturing Operations

5 days ago


Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom Meatex Trading Ltd. Full time

At Meatex Trading Ltd., we value exceptional leadership and a strong work ethic.

This role sits within our Meals Solutions division, employing around 1100 people and producing a wide range of ready meals and chilled foods for major retailers.

We are seeking an experienced Site Director to join our team, who will have full P&L ownership and be responsible for developing and leading site strategy.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Leading your senior management team, empowering them to deliver their objectives and ensure all short, medium, and long-term objectives and targets are achieved.
  • Providing strong leadership to deliver operational excellence, contribute to divisional strategy, and ensure the provision of high levels of customer service at all times.
  • Developing and maintaining strong business relationships with customers and suppliers.
  • Ensuring site financial targets are achieved by delivering improvement plans to reduce costs of production and managing capital investment.
  • Driving development, communication, and employee engagement across the site.
  • Ensuring a safe working environment through the implementation of an effective site Health & Safety strategy.

About You:

  • A proven track record of leading a large, complex, chilled foods manufacturing business (c.800 employees or more) with a diverse, unionised workforce.
  • Exceptional leadership skills, able to coach and develop senior managers to drive performance, process improvements, change management, and staff engagement.
  • Experience of lean manufacturing and operational excellence.
  • Able to operate at a strategic level, while also engaging with colleagues at all levels across the business.
  • Demonstrable experience of full P&L responsibility.
  • Results driven with strong commercial acumen.

Salary: £50,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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