Operations Manager

3 months ago

Nantwich, United Kingdom Ornua Foods Full time

Operations Manager

Reports to : Operations Director

Location:  Nantwich

Hours: Monday – Friday, hours per week, Flexibility is required to meet with the demands of the business

Salary:  Generous salary plus bonus available for this role, depending on experience

Benefits:  Free Onsite Parking, Generous holiday allowance, Company Pension, Company Shop (offering discounts on products), Confidential Employee Assist Programme plus many more

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you an Operations Manager and a motivated people leader looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking an Operations Manager to join our Operations department as we continue our growth trajectory. The Operations Manager will play a key role in leading the production team of the Nantwich factory, driving operational excellence to ensure that production is efficient and effective, meeting customer expectations in line with all relevant quality, service, legal and regulatory standards, and obligations.

Why Ornua?

Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.

The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.

Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.

Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.

Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.

We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.

Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

As our next Operations Manager, you will be responsible for leading on;

Driving operational excellence to ensure that production is efficient and effective, meeting customer expectations in line with all relevant quality, service, legal and regulatory standards, and obligations.

To set targets for labour and materials handling. Monitor its control and take corrective actions where necessary.

To drive output and line efficiencies to and beyond budgeted levels by maximising the potential of the people, plant and time available.

Plan, develop and maintain operational structure within the Production / Manufacturing Services area to ensure correct allocation of duties, authority and responsibility.

To maintain high levels of service to internal and external customers, developing a positive relationship with fellow Departmental heads to improve the profitability of the business.

Regularly monitor the wastage targets within the production process, and take necessary action to improve levels through improvement, innovation and people involvement.

To provide the Operations Director with a performance progress report on a monthly basis highlighting financial costs and any required actions for improvement.

Ensure all CI projects for Operations are maintained and driven with any shortfall in delivery supported with recovery plan to ensure targets are met.

Deliver all People processes, including targets, talent and succession.

Understand and own the OEE for operations and where required develop plans to ensure targets are met.

Own the Operations Budget for site and support the implementation of CAPEX projects on site through developed business cases and change initiatives.

Own the resolution and response for customer complaints and internal rejections, leading the investigation, undertaking root cause analysis, overseeing corrective actions and preventative measures in a timely manner that meets with customer expectations and prevents recurrence.

What You Bring To The Role:

Experience in high speed, FMCG environments.

Inspirational and passionate people team leader

Natural problem solver and decision maker

Competent business and financial understanding enabling the individual to drive the business plan effectively through the Department achieving agreed targets.

Agile and flexible approach

Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Applications

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at

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