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Weekend Manufacturing Manager (Food Manufacturing) Location: Newport Friday – Monday | Circa £60,000 + Package + Weekend Senior Leadership Team We’re looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Manager to take full ownership of site operations across the weekend in a fast-paced, high-volume food manufacturing environment. This is not a desk-based leadership role. You’ll be front and center on the shop floor, leading large teams, driving performance, and making real-time decisions that keep production moving. The Role Reporting to the Head of Operations, you’ll lead manufacturing from Friday through Monday, covering the end of one production cycle and the start of the next. You’ll act as the senior escalation point for the entire site over the weekend, with full accountability for operational performance. What You’ll Be Doing • Leading day-to-day production across a large, complex manufacturing site, • Driving performance, hitting targets, and maintaining high standards, • Quickly identifying and resolving operational issues, • Owning root cause analysis and delivering long-term fixes, • Leading and developing Shift Managers and wider operational teams, • Driving continuous improvement and efficiency across the site, • Supporting new product introduction and production changes, • Maintaining strong visibility on the shop floor (around 50% of your time) The Scale • Responsibility for up to 650 - 1200 employees, • Around 300+ people on site daily within your remit, • Production output of ~1.6 million meals per week Working Pattern • Friday to Monday, • Start: 06:00 – 06:30, • Finish: 15:00 – 16:00, • Full site responsibility on weekends What We’re Looking For • Food manufacturing experience (essential), • Strong operational leadership in high-volume environments, • Proven experience managing scale and complexity, • A proactive, action-oriented leader who drives accountability, • Comfortable being hands-on and visible in the operation, • Continuous Improvement experience is desirable, • Six Sigma Green Belt (or similar) - desirable Why Join? This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll truly own the operation during a critical period of the week. You’ll have the autonomy to make decisions, drive improvements, and influence performance at scale. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys being close to the action — this role is built for you.

For uncompromising cat parents who want the best, KatKin is revolutionising cat health by transforming the lives of cats through superior nutrition. We’re Europe’s first fresh-cooked cat food, made with 100% human-grade meat, gently cooked and frozen to lock in freshness. As a disruptor in the $185bn pet food market, KatKin was founded to challenge the low standards set by the traditional cat food industry, which is worth $50bn globally and is this fastest growing segment in the pet care market. The concept for fresh food is well established in the US, particularly in Dog, with the Farmers’ Dog surpassing >$1B in sales proving the scale of the opportunity. KatKin is vertically integrated across R&D, manufacturing, sales, and marketing. To date, we've delivered around 62 million fresh meals to over 270,000 happy, healthy cats across the UK. Our team of over 150 spans several locations, including London, USA, and our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Suffolk. We also have customer service teams in both London and South Africa. KatKin operates a direct-to-consumer (D2C) model supported by a first-class, dedicated customer service team. In addition to our eCommerce channel, our Fresh food and Pantry products are also sold through a growing number of select third-party platforms, including Ocado, Amazon, and Pets at Home. Where the competition cuts corners, catfishes customers, and puts profits over health, KatKin puts cat well-being first. No shortcuts. No secret recipes. We’re cutting the fluff, thinking fresh, and channelling hardcore love into industry-wide change. So cats live long and cat parents can love hard without compromise. If you want to join an ambitious, mission-driven, high-growth startup that’s making a genuine difference to cats’ (and their people’s) lives, you’ll love working at KatKin. You’ll be surrounded by knowledgeable scientists, big creative thinkers, astute business minds, and a whole team of hardcore cat parents. We’re a small, entrepreneurial, creative team, focused on the mission to give all cats the food they deserve - 100% fresh human-grade meat. As a Business Development Principal, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of high-impact work and projects that are critical to driving our growth and innovation. Reporting directly to the co-CEO and founder, you will work cross-functionally to answer the big questions, identify opportunities and develop and implement strategies to unlock new revenue streams, improve operational efficiency and deliver value for our customers. In our fast-paced start-up environment, you’ll need to be scrappy, resourceful, and hands-on. You should be comfortable wearing multiple hats and making decisions in ambiguity. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping KatKin’s future with your ability to manage complexity, influence stakeholders, interpret data and deliver results. KatKin Business Development initiatives to date have included management of large scale production change, launching new acquisition channels (direct sales and influencer marketing), key support on fundraising, launching and scaling retail in UK and EU, scoping international DTC expansion, reviewing and owning internal initiatives such as company-wide employee survey and onboarding. End-to-End Initiative Ownership: Autonomously lead high-priority, cross-functional initiatives from ideation to execution, delivering measurable business impact - first initiative will focus on Fresh and Pantry product NPD, building on product strategy work currently underway. Strategic Problem Solving: Tackle complex business questions using a hypothesis-based approach (e.g. what should our Fresh product range be?). Where relevant, synthesize internal and external data, leverage team expertise, and conduct market research to bring clarity and direction in ambiguity. Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners, aligning priorities, securing buy-in and driving collaboration to achieve objectives. Scrappy Execution: Take a practical, hands-on approach to overcome resource constraints, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and challenges, while still delivering high quality results. Data Analytics: Leverage data to support story telling, inform decision-making, measure impact, and optimise initiative performance. Influence and Leadership: Act as a thought leader within the organisation, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and excellence. Team management: Oversee direction and delivery of work of the Business Development Manager who will report directly to you. Experience in strategy and business planning: Ideally, you have a background in strategy consulting combined with hands-on experience working within a business environment. Proven track record of delivery: You have owned the scoping, planning and delivery of high impact commercial and/or operational initiatives Problem solving ability: You thrive solving problems in a fast-paced environment, bringing structure to complexity and simplifying in ambiguity. You are able to apply a hypothesis based approach to your work to quickly get to the right answer. Project management skills: You are organised and excel at managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously in a time-sensitive, fast-paced environment. Analytical mindset: You excel at distilling data into key insights and actionable takeaways to support your work. You can effectively present them in a way that is easily understood by others. Effective stakeholder management: You can collaborate with diverse stakeholders, leveraging strong influencing skills to secure alignment and buy-in. High Bias for Action: You combine big-picture thinking with a practical ability to execute, quickly identifying and acting on "two-way door" opportunities. High growth potential: You are driven and looking to continue to develop and grow as a senior leader at KatKin. High performance personality: Demonstrated achievements in demanding work, academic, sporting, and/or personal extracurricular pursuits. Thrive in an in-office setting: You value face-to-face connections, collaborative teamwork, and dynamic energy that comes from working alongside passionate people Alignment with Core Principles: You align strongly with KatKin’s core operating principles: Think Big, Relentlessly High Standards, Never Give Up, No Egos, Urgency Matters and One Team. Career-Defining Opportunity: Play a pivotal role in scaling KatKin quickly. Competitive Package: Competitive salary AXA Health Insurance, including optical and dental coverage Annual personal development budget Company-contributed pension EMI equity option grant Culture and Perks: A small, close-knit team with no egos 33 holiday days each year (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off 4-week Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy 12-week maternity/paternity leave policy Discount on KatKin fresh meals Cat (and dog) friendly office

As a Partner Account Manager at TP-Link, you will be at the forefront of driving growth across our B2B portfolio, with a strong focus on Omada (SDN & Cloud Networking) and Vigi (Surveillance Solutions). You will recruit, develop, and manage high-performing channel partners, enabling them to deliver managed services, cloud-based solutions, and value-added offerings to end customers. You are a strategic thinker with a hunter mentality, passionate about winning, and skilled in building long-term, trust-based relationships. • Partner Acquisition & Enablement: Identify, recruit, and onboard new channel partners with a focus on those offering managed services and cloud-based business models. Drive partner activation and performance through structured onboarding and enablement programs., • Value-Added Selling: Promote TP-Link’s B2B solutions through consultative, value-based selling. Equip partners to deliver tailored solutions that address customer pain points and deliver measurable business outcomes., • Sales & Technical Enablement: Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver impactful sales and technical training. Ensure partners are fully equipped to position, sell, and support TP-Link’s Omada and Vigi solutions., • Business Planning & Execution: Co-develop strategic business plans with key partners, including revenue targets, marketing activities, and joint go-to-market initiatives. Track execution and optimize for growth., • Customer Engagement: Support partners in customer-facing engagements, helping to shape solution architecture and ensure customer satisfaction. Build strong relationships with key end-customers to drive loyalty and retention., • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Systems Engineering, Business Development, Inside Sales, and Marketing to align on strategy, share insights, and drive coordinated execution., • Portfolio & Market Alignment: Provide feedback to the product and portfolio teams to ensure offerings align with market needs. Influence roadmap decisions based on partner and customer insights., • Marketing & Demand Generation: Partner with marketing to plan and execute campaigns, events, and digital initiatives that generate leads and build brand awareness in the B2B space., • Performance Management: Own key business routines including forecasting, QBRs, MDF planning, and channel rebate tracking. Use data to drive accountability and continuous improvement., • Market Intelligence: Stay ahead of industry trends, competitor moves, and emerging technologies. Use insights to refine strategy and uncover new opportunities., • Minimum 6 years of experience in channel sales, partner management, or territory development in the networking, IT, or security sectors., • Proven success in partner acquisition, value-based selling, and cloud/managed services go-to-market strategies., • Strong understanding of networking technologies (LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, SDN, IP surveillance) and cloud-managed platforms., • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences., • Highly motivated self-starter with a hunter mindset and a passion for winning in competitive markets., • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment., • Willingness to travel as needed; valid driver’s license required., • German and English language skills on C1 level both written and verbal., • An independent role with own responsibilities in an innovative, and market-leading international company., • A friendly and motivated team, great opportunities to develop yourself with the company., • An unlimited and home-office based employment contract (within our target region of south Germany)., • An attractive salary with target-related OTE bonus., • A company car also for private usage, • 28-31 annual holidays., • Company pension scheme (betriebliche Altersvorsorge)., • Good incentive plan including monthly food voucher, voucher for birthday, presents for on- and offboarding, marriage, childbirth, company anniversary, International Women’s Day, and so on., • Employee referral award., • Regular team events (monthly tea time, quarterly team building, Christmas party, etc.)., • Ergonomic office chairs and height-adjustable workplaces., • Modern office with free parking places., • Free drinks and good tea and coffee., • Employee discounts on our wide range of our products.

Manufacturing Manager (Weekends) Location: Newport Working Pattern: Friday to Monday - 6 AM to 3 PM Salary: 60,000 + Benefits + Autonomy + Progression About the Opportunity A leading UK food manufacturing business is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to join its senior leadership team at a high-volume meals production site. The facility produces approximately 1.6 million meals each week and operates in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment. The business is focused on maintaining high standards while offering clear opportunities for career progression. The Role This is a senior, hands-on leadership position with full accountability for site operations across the weekend shift. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will oversee manufacturing from Friday through Monday, covering the end of one production cycle and the start of the next. You will act as the senior escalation point for all operational matters during this period and take ownership of overall site performance. The role requires a strong presence on the shop floor (around 50% of your time), leading teams, maintaining standards, and making real-time decisions to ensure smooth production. Key Responsibilities Deliver performance against KPIs including service, quality, and cost Lead daily operations across a large-scale manufacturing environment Drive efficiency improvements and reduce waste Manage labour and material costs effectively Act as the senior escalation point for operational challenges Identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions Support new product launches and production transitions Lead, coach, and develop Shift Managers and operational teams Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement Maintain strong visibility and engagement on the shop floor Operational Scale Responsibility for 650-1200 employees Direct oversight of 300+ employees on-site daily Weekly output of approximately 1.6 million units About You Proven experience in food manufacturing (essential) Track record of leading large teams in complex, high-volume environments Demonstrated ability to improve performance and operational efficiency Strong commercial awareness, particularly in labour and cost control Proactive, results-driven leadership style Comfortable working in a highly visible, hands-on role Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (desirable) Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent (desirable) Why Apply? This is an opportunity to join a major player in the UK food manufacturing sector, offering genuine scope for career development. The business prioritises internal progression and provides a platform to make a significant impact in a large-scale, fast-moving production environment. #2sfgh TPBN1_UKTJ

Due to expansion within the Primal Department of our client's business, we have an exclusive exciting opportunity available for a Semi-Skilled Engineer to join one of Europe's leading privately owned food processors at their site in Ellesmere. Job Title: Semi Skilled Engineer Location: Ellesmere Salary: c 32,000 Hours of Work: 4 on 4 off 5am to 5pm Purpose of the role: As a Semi-Skilled Engineer, you will work as part of the Primal Maintenance Team and be responsible for maintaining equipment and minimising downtime. You will be accountable to the Engineering Manager and Assistant Managers, while reporting to and receiving day-to-day direction from your Engineering Supervisor. Duties & Responsibilities • Record and log maintenance requests and fault repairs., • Attend breakdowns and carry out repairs in a timely and controlled manner., • Provide progress reports to Engineering Management and Supervisors., • Proactively complete scheduled work plans, start-up checks, and related tasks., • Carry out special projects as required by the Engineering Management team., • Comply with health and safety and food safety legislation., • Liaise with the production team to ensure customer requirements are met efficiently. You will have completed an apprenticeship or an equivalent formal maintenance training programme with relevant practical experience. You will possess strong communication skills, with the ability to follow direction and provide professional challenge when required, along with proven experience of planned maintenance systems and breakdown response. Experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous. JBRP1_UKTJ

Discover Your Next Leadership Opportunity: Store Manager at Heron Foods Location: Maes Glas, Newport, NP20 3AG Salary: £30,920 per annum plus bonus opportunity Hours: 45hrs per week Why Heron Foods? Heron Foods is one of the UK's fastest-growing discount food retailers, with over 340 stores and ambitious expansion plans. As part of the B&M retail group, we're a company on the move, committed to delivering value to our customers and opportunities to our teams. We're proud to have retained the ethos and spirit of a family-owned business, fostering a collaborative and supportive workplace culture. In fact, we were recognised as one of the UK's ‘Happiest Workplaces' in the WorkL Awards. As a Store Manager, you'll lead by example, inspiring and motivating your team to deliver outstanding results in a fast-paced, community-focused environment. If you thrive in a high-energy setting and are passionate about retail, we'd love to hear from you. What We Offer Our Store Managers: • Competitive Salary: £30,920per annum plus bonus opportunities., • Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave with additional leave accrual for long service, plus the option to purchase extra days., • Exclusive Discounts: 10% off at both Heron Foods and B&M stores, with double discount weekends throughout the year., • Wellbeing Support: Free, confidential assistance for personal and financial concerns, plus 24/7 GP access for you and your family., • Additional Perks: Recognition for long service., • Career Development: Ongoing learning opportunities, including on-the-job training, eLearning, apprenticeships, and career progression programs. What You'll Do: As a Store Manager, you'll be at the heart of our success, taking responsibility for: Leading and motivating your team to deliver exceptional results and achieve sales targets. • Providing hands-on leadership, coaching, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing store environment., • Ensuring operational excellence, from store presentation to stock management and health & safety compliance., • Delivering exceptional customer service, resolving queries, and ensuring a positive shopping experience., • Developing talent within your team, creating succession plans, and supporting ongoing growth. Fast-Paced and Rewarding: This role offers the chance to thrive in a dynamic and sometimes demanding environment. With a focus on leadership and operational excellence, you'll play a crucial part in the success of our business and gain invaluable experience managing a busy retail environment. What We're Looking For: We're seeking individuals who bring: • Proven experience as a Store Manager, Retail Manager, or in a similar leadership role., • A strong track record of developing teams and achieving results., • A genuine passion for retail, customer service, and delivering exceptional results., • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, community-focused retail environment. Apply Today: Don't wait—apply early, as this opportunity may close sooner than expected! At Heron Foods, diversity is at the heart of our values, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Take the next step in your career and join a team where your leadership truly matters. Apply now! JBRP1_UKTJ

Salary: £53,000 4 on 4 off Nights | 6pm – 6am | Permanent An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Night Shift Production Manager to join a leading food manufacturing business in South Wales. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Production Manager, Shift Manager or Operations Manager looking to take ownership of a busy night shift operation within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You'll be responsible for leading production teams, driving performance, ensuring customer orders are delivered on time, and maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and efficiency across the shift. The Role: • Leading and developing production teams to deliver operational targets, • Driving performance across safety, quality, cost, delivery and people metrics, • Ensuring production plans are achieved while maintaining product quality standards, • Managing labour, productivity and resource allocation across the shift, • Working closely with Technical, Engineering, Planning and Warehouse teams, • Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce waste, • Monitoring KPIs and implementing corrective actions where required, • Ensuring compliance with food safety, health & safety and company procedures, • Supporting the development and progression of team leaders and operators What We're Looking For: • Previous experience in a Production Manager, Shift Manager or Operations leadership role, • Strong background within food manufacturing or FMCG environments, • Proven experience managing large teams within a fast-paced production setting, • Strong people management and leadership skills, • A hands-on approach with the ability to make decisions and solve problems quickly, • Experience driving continuous improvement and operational performance, • Knowledge of food safety, quality standards and health & safety requirements The Opportunity: This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business that genuinely invests in its people and offers long-term career progression. You'll have the autonomy to lead your shift, influence operational performance and play a key role in the continued success of the site. For more information, please apply or get in touch directly

Interim Factory Manager - Food Manufacturing High-Impact Transformation Assignment Location: South Wales 6–12 Month Interim Contract Circa £(Apply online only) per day + expenses A highly regarded and fast-evolving food manufacturing business is seeking an exceptional Interim Factory Manager to take operational control of a small but strategically important standalone manufacturing site in South Wales. Candidates must have glass jar or glass bottle food production experience. If you also have an understanding of engineering this would be an advantage. This is not a “steady state” factory leadership role. This is a genuine transformation assignment requiring somebody capable of rapidly stabilising an operation, rebuilding standards, restoring accountability and creating a clear, sustainable operational roadmap for the future. The site currently operates across two shifts with a headcount of approximately 35 employees. While the operation has potential, significant work is required across operational discipline, leadership capability, site standards, manufacturing controls, health & safety, engineering/fabrication oversight and overall cultural effectiveness. The organisation is not looking for somebody who simply identifies problems. They are looking for an experienced leader who has personally led operational recovery and transformation within food manufacturing environments before, somebody capable of entering a difficult environment, quickly diagnosing root causes, winning credibility on the shop floor and implementing practical, commercially sensible solutions that genuinely improve performance. Importantly, this is not about simply throwing money at problems or recommending large-scale investment. The business wants an individual capable of unpicking operational complexity, improving ways of working, strengthening leadership standards and creating a far more disciplined, accountable and sustainable manufacturing operation. This assignment requires somebody highly visible, highly hands-on and comfortable operating at pace within an environment requiring immediate intervention. The Opportunity Reporting into senior operational leadership, you will assume responsibility for the day-to-day running, stabilisation and transformation of the site. You will be expected to quickly assess operational reality, identify critical risks and implement immediate corrective actions across areas including: • Health & Safety standards and site compliance, • Manufacturing discipline and operational controls, • Leadership effectiveness and accountability, • Workforce capability and performance management, • Factory culture and behavioural standards, • Engineering/fabrication effectiveness, • Process flow, efficiencies and waste reduction, • Communication structures and operational governance, • Site ownership, visibility and leadership presence, • Longer-term operational improvement planning This role requires somebody capable of balancing strategic thinking with genuine operational credibility. The successful individual will be as comfortable challenging operational standards on the factory floor as they are presenting recovery plans and recommendations to senior stakeholders. What We Are Looking For We are specifically seeking individuals who have previously delivered operational turnaround or transformation assignments within food manufacturing environments. You will bring: • Proven factory leadership experience within food manufacturing, • Significant experience operating within challenging or underperforming food manufacturing environments, • A track record of stabilising operations and improving standards quickly, • Strong operational and manufacturing discipline, • Experience improving Health & Safety culture and compliance, • Strong people leadership capability within blue-collar manufacturing environments, • The ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability, • Excellent operational judgement and decision-making capability, • A practical, sleeves-rolled-up leadership style, • Credibility with both shop floor teams and senior leadership stakeholders This assignment will suit somebody who thrives on fixing problems, creating structure from ambiguity and delivering visible operational improvement within demanding environments. The Individual The successful individual is likely to be: Calm under pressure. Operationally credible. Highly resilient. Direct but fair. Hands-on by nature. Commercially aware. Visible and engaging on site. Action-oriented. Comfortable making difficult decisions. Focused on sustainable improvement rather than temporary fixes. Most importantly, you will understand what “good” genuinely looks like within food manufacturing operations and know how to move an operation towards it quickly. Assignment Details • Interim contract: 6–12 months, • Circa £(Apply online only) per day plus expenses, • South Wales, • Food manufacturing experience essential, • Immediate or short-notice availability essential This is a rare opportunity to make a genuinely visible impact within a business committed to operational improvement and long-term change. To apply please send your CV

QA Manager A leading food manufacturer is seeking a QA Manager to take ownership of site quality assurance, food safety, and compliance. This is a key leadership role ensuring products consistently meet legal, safety, and customer requirements, while maintaining best-in-class audit readiness and driving a strong quality culture across a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You'll be responsible for leading the site's QA function, working closely with operations, technical teams, and major retail customers. The role combines hands-on quality leadership with strategic oversight, ensuring robust systems are in place and continuously improved. You'll act as a central point of contact for audits, customer interactions, and internal quality performance, ensuring the site operates to the highest technical and compliance standards at all times. Key responsibilities: Lead site QA, food safety, and compliance activities Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS) Own HACCP documentation and ensure effective implementation in collaboration with technical teams Lead preparation for and successful delivery of BRC and customer audits Act as key QA contact for retailer and supermarket requirements Manage non-conformance investigations, complaints, and product release decisions Drive GMP compliance and continuous improvement across quality systems Lead, coach, and develop the QA team Ensure full compliance with food safety legislation and customer standards Support NPD, trials, and process validation from a QA perspective What you'll need: Strong experience in QA, technical, or food safety roles within food or beverage manufacturing Proven experience delivering BRC standards and supporting external audits Experience working with major retailers or supermarket customers Strong understanding of HACCP and food safety systems And this is what you'll get: Competitive salary High pension contributions Life assurance Critical illness cover TPBN1_UKTJ