Operations Manager

Job Title: Operations Manager - Food Manufacturing Location: Merseyside Salary: c£65K plus benefits An established and well respected FMCG manufacturer with a real emphasis on people development and a growth mentality, are now looking to recruit a hands-on Operations Manager to join their talented management team. The Candidate: * You need to have experience as a Manufacturing or Production Manager from a Food Manufacturing or FMCG environment, managing large teams. * You’ll have a strong track record of tangible achievements and be driven to take ownership of the role and contribute to the success of the business. * You will have knowledge of CI tools and techniques and how to apply these to drive improvements within your teams. * Forward thinking attitude, enthusiastic and driven. You’ll have a passion for people management and always deliver to the very highest standards. The Role: * Reporting into the Operations Director, you will be responsible for optimising resources and managing performance, safety, quality and costs. * You will be delivering operational plans and setting day to day objectives including delivery of the site business plan. * As a key member of the Site Management team, you will play a pivotal role in the daily operations, leading inspiring a team to achieve targets whilst maintaining highest standards of quality and food safety. * As Shift Manufacturing Manager you will be the driving force behind the shift, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. * This is an opportunity to play a great role with a really innovative business who are going from strength to strength. Other Responsibilities include: * Ensuring a safe, clean and good working environment utilising 5S principles * Assisting the team to achieve their own objectives including training through coaching, hands on support and organisation of resources * Responsibility for resource utilisation and the management of all direct reports including investigations and performance