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Location: Rogerstone Meal Solutions (Newport)
Salary: Excellent Remuneration + 15% Bonus + Benefits
About Us
Joining 2 Sisters means becoming part of the UK’s largest food manufacturing group, with a turnover exceeding £3 billion and over 13,500 employees. Our Rogerstone site, Europe’s largest ready-meals facility, employs 1,600 people with an annual turnover of £200 million. Renowned for producing high-quality meals and benefiting from substantial ongoing investment, Rogerstone exemplifies our commitment to "Making Every Meal Moment Special."
About The Role
The Head of Manufacturing at Rogerstone Meal Solutions is a pivotal leadership role, overseeing operations across multiple departments to drive efficiency, maintain operational stability, and champion safety. This individual will lead a large team, handle responsibilities from safety compliance to managing production variances, and serve as the face of operations internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities
- Full ownership of operations, including HSE and Food Safety, stock accuracy, complaints management, and engineering functions.
- Drive preventative maintenance and operational engineering projects to improve equipment performance
- Engage and motivate a multi-functional team across shifts, empowering teams to drive for and improve performance, through appropriate measures and KPIs,
- Provide direction and support to direct Management team to support and deliver site objectives and targets
- Raise factory operating standards
About You
The ideal candidate will have proven operational leadership experience in FMCG, especially in short-life chilled ready meals. You should excel in people management, problem-solving, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment, with a track record of delivering results in large-scale operations.
Key Requirements
- Experience in FMCG chilled goods manufacturing, with operational leadership and strategic development with customers.
- Proven track record in large complex factory with high volume, high sales turnover and large headcount.
- Strong people engagement skills, with a focus on motivating and leading teams through complex challenges.
- Agility and quick problem-solving skills in dynamic, high-pressure environments
- Previous experience in a similar role e.g. General Manager, Senior Operations Manager, Site Director, with readiness for a larger operational scope
Benefits
- 15% Bonus
- Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid, offering confidential support services 365 days a year
- Boparan Restaurant Group Discount
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Relocation assistance available
- Monday – Friday, core hours; flexibility is required due to 24/7 operational demands
Why Join Us?
Rogerstone has received £25 million in investments over the past 3 years, bolstering its facilities and providing a stable, growth-oriented environment. This role not only involves leadership within Europe’s largest ready-meals facility but also positions you for career progression towards a Site Director role in the near future.
