Operations Manager
4 days ago
Wolverhampton
Operations Manager (Factory Manager) — FMCG Food Manufacturing Location: Wolverhampton | Salary: Up to £75,000 Working Pattern: Tue–Fri 1:30pm–10:30pm; Sat 8:00am–6:00pm Reporting to: General Manager We’re partnering with a leading FMCG food manufacturer to appoint an experienced Operations Manager to drive operational excellence across a large, complex manufacturing site. The Role As Operations Manager, you’ll lead end-to-end site performance across Operations, Quality, Distribution, Planning, Safety & Wellbeing, Customer Service, and Business Process Management. You will: • Deliver production, financial, safety, and quality objectives while ensuring full legal compliance, • Drive operational efficiency, continuous improvement, and best-practice processes, • Lead a large, multi-functional workforce, • Translate business strategy into clear operational plans and allocate resources to achieve targets, • Collaborate with Senior Leadership to deliver business outcomes, • Foster a high-performance, engaged, and collaborative culture Key Responsibilities • Own labour costs, yield, waste reduction, line performance, and stock management, • Maintain high standards of safety, quality, and GMP compliance, • Support recruitment, development, and retention strategies with HR and L&D, • Ensure customer orders are delivered in full and to required standards, • Provide coaching and leadership development across the site Success Measures • Achievement of financial and operational KPIs, • Improved efficiency and delivery of continuous improvement initiatives, • Strong employee engagement and safety culture, • Reliable customer service and operational performance Candidate Profile • 5+ years’ senior operational leadership experience within FMCG food manufacturing, • Proven record of driving performance improvements in complex environments, • Strong data-driven decision-making and stakeholder management skills, • Inspiring, visible leader with a focus on developing high-performing teams, • Commercially aware, collaborative, and results-driven Ready to take the next step in your FMCG career and lead a dynamic manufacturing site? Apply now!