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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR\n Fresh Produce | Food Manufacturing | Multi-Site Operations The Opportunity\n Fresh People are recruiting for an experienced and commercially astute Technical Director to join a leading, multi-site fresh produce and food manufacturing business supplying major UK retailers. \n This is a high-profile senior leadership appointment with responsibility for driving technical excellence, food sa... \n \n \n ZIPC1_UKTJ

Packaging Manager \n Location: Sittingbourne (Multi-site) Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 DOE Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Job Type: Permanent \n An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Packaging Manager to join a leading manufacturing and supply chain operation across multiple sites in Kent. This senior leadership role offers the chance to oversee packaging procurement, warehousing, stock control, and materials management while leading a team of approximately 40 employees. \n Reporting to the Operations Director, you will take full responsibility for the procurement, storage, stock management, and distribution of packaging materials across four Kent sites. You will manage packaging budgets, supplier relationships, stock accuracy, and warehouse operations while ensuring exceptional service levels and operational efficiency. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Lead and develop teams across Procurement, Packaging, Warehousing, and Stock Control.\n, • Manage packaging procurement, supplier performance, contracts, and tenders.\n, • Oversee stock management, replenishment planning, and inventory accuracy.\n, • Ensure ERP system accuracy and act as the Superuser for stock management processes.\n, • Monitor KPIs, stock reports, and investigate discrepancies.\n, • Maintain compliance with BRC, Health & Safety, and company procedures.\n, • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across operations.\n, • Support training, development, and performance management of team members.\n\n We're looking for a hands-on leader with: \n\n • 5-10 years' experience within FMCG, food production, manufacturing, or produce environments.\n, • Proven experience managing large operational teams.\n, • Strong procurement, stock control, and warehouse management expertise.\n, • Excellent stakeholder management and supplier negotiation skills.\n, • Experience driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.\n, • Strong leadership, coaching, and communication abilities.\n, • Full UK Driving Licence.\n\n If you're an experienced operations or supply chain professional looking to take ownership of a critical business function and drive performance across multiple sites, we'd love to hear from you. \n

Job Title: Head of Ridham Operations \n Location: Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR \n Salary: Competitive \n Job Type: Permanent, Full time \n Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 45 hours per week with occasional Saturdays \n About Us: \n Countrystyle is a member of the family-owned Heathcote Holdings Group of resource management companies and as a family run business our people and customers are at the heart of our growth and drive for passion for solution focused service. \n About the role: \n To have overall responsibility and to be fully accountable for all daily operations of the Company’s Ridham Operations, including Ridham Dock. \n Note: In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required. \n Responsibilities: \n\n • To optimise all operations at the Sites to ensure alignment with the productivity and output requirements set by the Board and as notified to you by the Managing Director.\n, • To ensure that all operations carried on from time to time at the Sites are undertaken safely and efficiently by all individual operational teams and to manage their continuous improvement, by:\n, • a) building leadership capability through coaching and mentoring;\n\n and \n\n • b)ensuring all team members achieve their own objectives and job description duties and assisting\n, • Oversee the delivery of all relevant budgets in relation to:\n, • a) revenues, costs and underlying profitability;\n, • b) providing timely data to the Finance team; and\n, • c) generation of purchase orders and invoice authorisation to ensure costs are accurately allocated.\n, • Lead operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritising initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, management of resources and ensuring excellent internal/external communications.\n, • Ensure compliance of all operations in accordance with all permits, licences, permissions and regulations; including responsibility for all associated documents e.g. Fire Prevention Plan.\n, • To lead or assist in key projects relating to operations at the Sites as delegated by the Board.\n, • Ensure and oversee the efficient production and achievement of all manufacturing and quality targets for all materials at the site. This will require the necessary interaction with the Commercial Team.\n, • Manage all third parties attending sites including contractors in line with all Company policies/procedures.\n, • Ensure that the Company's Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) system is complied with in relation to operations to ensure retention of all ISO certification and to meet all testing protocols and specification standards for material manufactured at the Sites.\n, • To assist with the development, and where relevant, the implementation of contingency plans where risks or threats have been identified.\n, • Comply with all Health, Safety, HR, Quality and Environmental policies and procedures.\n, • Ensure that all staff understand and have regard to their duty to take care for their own health and safety and that of others who may affected by their actions at work.\n, • Ensure that staff co-operate, report unsafe conditions and comply with the Company management systems and safe systems of work as well as colleagues to help everyone meet their legal requirements.\n, • Ensure that all staff are fully trained, arranging refresher training as required.\n, • Monitor performance, timekeeping, attendance, holidays, overtime, bonuses and sickness levels of individuals and action as necessary.\n, • Conduct absence reviews, disciplinary and grievance meetings as required and in line with Company procedures.\n\n About you: \n Essential: \n\n • Focus Time Recording\n, • Cascade HR\n, • Microsoft Office, particularly outlook and Excel\n, • Previous experience in managing a waste sites with multiple processes\n, • Experience of team building and leadership\n, • Understanding of budgetary requirements\n, • Proven experience in dealing with employee relations issues\n, • Proven experience of reporting to and liaising with Director level appointments\n, • COTC - WAMITAB Level 4\n, • IOSH Managing Safely\n, • Communications skills both verbal and written\n, • Negotiation and influencing skills\n, • Highly Organised\n, • Ability to prioritise\n, • Customer focused approach to working\n, • Commercially driven\n, • Strong people management skills\n, • Understanding of time and motion principles\n, • Ability to identify and improve efficiencies\n, • Good understanding of machinery\n\n Desirable: \n\n • Industry relevant qualification\n\n Benefits: \n\n • Car Allowance\n, • Life Insurance with access to GP24\n, • Commitment to wellbeing through Employee Assistance Programme\n, • Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees\n, • Cycle to work scheme\n, • Company Events\n, • GymFlex salary sacrifice\n\n Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. \n Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Waste Operations Manager, Senior Waste Site Manager, Head of Waste & Resource Management, Recycling & Waste Operations Director, Recycling Site Manager, General Manager - Waste & Resource Operations may also be considered for this role

Drive CRM, process improvement, team development and commercial performance. Excellent opportunity to shape growth and operational excellence. Competitive Salary DOE Sittingbourne, Kent Full Time Our client, a successful and expanding manufacturing business operating within the construction and building services sector, is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager - Internal Sales to lead and develop its internal commercial operations. This is a key leadership role focused on bringing together customer service, quotations, order processing and technical support teams to ensure a seamless customer experience while supporting ambitious business growth plans. • Established and financially strong business, • Modern manufacturing facility and continued investment, • Genuine opportunity to influence business growth, • Leadership position with strategic input, • Supportive culture focused on continuous improvement, • Career development within an expanding organisation Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will oversee the performance and development of key internal commercial functions. Working closely with sales, operations, finance and technical teams, you will improve processes, enhance customer service standards, drive CRM effectiveness and support organisational change. You will also play a leading role in developing management information, improving quotation conversion, strengthening commercial processes and ensuring effective collaboration between internal and external sales teams. • Lead and develop internal commercial teams, • Drive customer service excellence, • Improve quotation, pricing and margin performance, • Oversee CRM management and development, • Enhance order processing accuracy and efficiency, • Deliver continuous improvement initiatives, • Develop KPIs and performance reporting, • Support staff development and succession planning, • Strengthen cross-functional collaboration, • Coordinate organisational transition projects, • 8+ years' commercial, sales support or management experience within HVAC or a related sector, • Proven people management experience, • Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills, • Experience with ERP and CRM systems, • Excellent communication and leadership abilities, • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, • Customer-focused with strong attention to detail Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Title: Head of Countrystyle Workshops Location: Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR (Ridham & Group Sites) Salary: Competitive Job Type: Permanent, Full time Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 50 hours per week, flexibility required Countrystyle is a member of the family-owned Heathcote Holdings Group of resource management companies and as a family run business our people and customers are at the heart of our growth and drive for passion for solution focused service. To provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across all Countrystyle workshop facilities, ensuring fleet assets are maintained to the highest standards of safety, compliance, cost-efficiency, and operational readiness. Acting as the senior authority for all workshop operations across the group, this role drives performance, compliance, continuous improvement, and the development of a high-performing engineering culture across multiple sites. • Set and own the strategic direction for all Countrystyle workshop operations across all sites., • Act as the group's senior authority on fleet engineering, compliance, and workshop governance., • Develop and implement workshop policies, standards, and operating procedures across the group., • Report directly to the Operations Director / CEO on workshop KPIs, risk, and performance., • Lead, inspire, and develop Workshop Managers and senior technicians across all sites., • Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and engineering excellence., • Drive standardisation of processes, systems, and reporting across all workshop sites., • Ensure 100% Planned Event Maintenance (PEM) compliance across all sites and vehicle types., • Ensure full adherence to DVSA requirements, Operator Licence undertakings, manufacturer standards, and company policy., • Oversee MOT preparation and presentation performance, targeting consistently high first-time pass rates., • Ensure no vehicle exceeds statutory inspection intervals or maintenance frequencies., • Ensure all maintenance documentation is accurate, auditable, and completed within required timescales across all sites., • Monitor and drive defect management processes, prioritising safety-critical defects and eliminating backlog growth., • Conduct and oversee regular compliance audits across all workshop sites., • Prepare the business for DVSA audits and maintain audit-ready standards at all times., • Oversee workshop operations across all Countrystyle sites., • Drive productivity, throughput and vehicle availability KPIs., • Ensure effective communication between transport and workshop teams., • Manage VOR risks, repeat defects and corrective actions., • Maintain workshop systems and digital reporting tools., • Identify and mitigate operational risks., • Manage external repair providers, suppliers and specialist contractors., • Directly line-manage Workshop Managers across all Countrystyle sites., • Conduct regular performance reviews, one-to-ones, and development planning for direct reports., • Manage conduct, capability, attendance, and training across the workshop function., • Manage agency and contract labour requirements across the group., • Champion a safety-first culture throughout all workshop teams., • Own and manage workshop budgets across all Countrystyle sites., • Control labour costs, overtime, and agency spend., • Monitor and manage external repair expenditure and supplier cost performance., • Control parts usage, stock levels, and procurement across all sites., • Reduce avoidable repair spend through improved preventative maintenance strategies., • Provide accurate financial forecasting and variance reporting to senior leadership., • Ensure all workshop operations comply fully with current health and safety legislation., • Maintain and enforce safe systems of work across all sites., • Ensure LOLER, PUWER, and all workshop equipment inspections remain fully compliant., • Maintain excellent housekeeping and environmental standards across all sites., • Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses; implement corrective actions., • Ensure all risk assessments and method statements are current and fit for purpose., • Liaise with HSE and other regulatory bodies as required., • Exceptional leadership and people management at senior level, • Multi-site operational management capability, • Strategic thinking with a hands-on operational approach, • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, • Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability, • High attention to detail and process orientation, • Extensive experience managing multi-site HGV/LGV workshop operations, • Proven track record managing Workshop Managers and senior technicians, • Deep knowledge of fleet compliance, DVSA requirements, and O-Licence, • Demonstrated experience owning and managing workshop budgets, • Experience driving compliance, audits, and continuous improvement, • Experience managing health, safety, and environmental standards, • Compliance and regulatory mindset, • Strong commercial and financial acumen, • Ability to influence at board/director level, • Data-driven decision making, • Change management and continuous improvement, • Experience operating at director or senior operations management level, • Experience managing large fleet engineering budgets (£1m+), • Experience with digital fleet management and workshop systems, • Experience managing third-party supplier and contractor relationships, • Background in a waste, logistics, or transport-sector business, • Car Allowance, • Life Insurance with access to GP24, • Commitment to wellbeing through Employee Assistance Programme, • Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees, • Cycle to work scheme, • Company Events, • GymFlex salary sacrifice Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Workshop Operations Manager, Multisite Operations Manager, Head of Workshops, HGV Workshop Operations Manager, LGV Workshop Operations Manager may also be considered for this role #J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Title: Head of Countrystyle Workshops Location: Ridham Dock Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SR (Ridham & Group Sites) Salary: Competitive Job Type: Permanent, Full time Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 50 hours per week, flexibility required About Us: Countrystyle is a member of the family-owned Heathcote Holdings Group of resource management companies and as a family run business our people and customers are at the heart of our growth and drive for passion for solution focused service. About the role: To provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across all Countrystyle workshop facilities, ensuring fleet assets are maintained to the highest standards of safety, compliance, cost-efficiency, and operational readiness. Acting as the senior authority for all workshop operations across the group, this role drives performance, compliance, continuous improvement, and the development of a high-performing engineering culture across multiple sites. Responsibilities: Set and own the strategic direction for all Countrystyle workshop operations across all sites. Act as the group's senior authority on fleet engineering, compliance, and workshop governance. Develop and implement workshop policies, standards, and operating procedures across the group. Report directly to the Operations Director / CEO on workshop KPIs, risk, and performance. Lead, inspire, and develop Workshop Managers and senior technicians across all sites. Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and engineering excellence. Drive standardisation of processes, systems, and reporting across all workshop sites. Ensure 100% Planned Event Maintenance (PEM) compliance across all sites and vehicle types. Ensure full adherence to DVSA requirements, Operator Licence undertakings, manufacturer standards, and company policy. Oversee MOT preparation and presentation performance, targeting consistently high first-time pass rates. Ensure no vehicle exceeds statutory inspection intervals or maintenance frequencies. Ensure all maintenance documentation is accurate, auditable, and completed within required timescales across all sites. Monitor and drive defect management processes, prioritising safety-critical defects and eliminating backlog growth. Conduct and oversee regular compliance audits across all workshop sites. Prepare the business for DVSA audits and maintain audit-ready standards at all times. Oversee workshop operations across all Countrystyle sites. Drive productivity, throughput and vehicle availability KPIs. Ensure effective communication between transport and workshop teams. Manage VOR risks, repeat defects and corrective actions. Maintain workshop systems and digital reporting tools. Identify and mitigate operational risks. Manage external repair providers, suppliers and specialist contractors. Directly line-manage Workshop Managers across all Countrystyle sites. Conduct regular performance reviews, one-to-ones, and development planning for direct reports. Manage conduct, capability, attendance, and training across the workshop function. Manage agency and contract labour requirements across the group. Champion a safety-first culture throughout all workshop teams. Own and manage workshop budgets across all Countrystyle sites. Control labour costs, overtime, and agency spend. Monitor and manage external repair expenditure and supplier cost performance. Control parts usage, stock levels, and procurement across all sites. Reduce avoidable repair spend through improved preventative maintenance strategies. Provide accurate financial forecasting and variance reporting to senior leadership. Ensure all workshop operations comply fully with current health and safety legislation. Maintain and enforce safe systems of work across all sites. Ensure LOLER, PUWER, and all workshop equipment inspections remain fully compliant. Maintain excellent housekeeping and environmental standards across all sites. Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses; implement corrective actions. Ensure all risk assessments and method statements are current and fit for purpose. Liaise with HSE and other regulatory bodies as required. About you: Essential: Exceptional leadership and people management at senior level Multi-site operational management capability Strategic thinking with a hands-on operational approach Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability High attention to detail and process orientation Extensive experience managing multi-site HGV/LGV workshop operations Proven track record managing Workshop Managers and senior technicians Deep knowledge of fleet compliance, DVSA requirements, and O-Licence Demonstrated experience owning and managing workshop budgets Experience driving compliance, audits, and continuous improvement Experience managing health, safety, and environmental standards Desirable: Compliance and regulatory mindset Strong commercial and financial acumen Ability to influence at board/director level Data-driven decision making Change management and continuous improvement Experience operating at director or senior operations management level Experience managing large fleet engineering budgets (£1m+) Experience with digital fleet management and workshop systems Experience managing third-party supplier and contractor relationships Background in a waste, logistics, or transport-sector business Benefits: Car Allowance Life Insurance with access to GP24 Commitment to wellbeing through Employee Assistance Programme Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees Cycle to work scheme Company Events GymFlex salary sacrifice Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Workshop Operations Manager, Multisite Operations Manager, Head of Workshops, HGV Workshop Operations Manager, LGV Workshop Operations Manager may also be considered for this role IndeedH2F TPBN1_UKTJ

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants in Sittingbourne, Kent, seeks an experienced Commercial Manager - Internal Sales to lead and develop its internal commercial operations, including customer service, quotations, order processing and technical support. You will report to the Commercial Director, drive CRM effectiveness, improve processes and support ambitious growth plans while mentoring and developing the teams involved. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Reed Specialist Recruitment is seeking an experienced Packaging Manager for a multi-site operation in Sittingbourne, Kent. You will oversee packaging procurement, warehousing, stock control and materials management, leading a team of circa 40 across four sites. The role reports to the Operations Director and requires a hands-on leader with strong supplier negotiation, KPI monitoring and ERP proficiency. Salary £65,000-£70,000 DOE, permanent, Monday–Friday, 8:00–17:00. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Job DescriptionTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\ N Fresh Produce | Food Manufacturing | Multi-Site Operations The Opportunity\ N Fresh People are recruiting for an experienced and commercially astute Technical Director to join a leading, multi-site fresh produce and food manufacturing business supplying major UK retailers. \ N This is a high-profile senior leadership appointment with responsibility for driving technical excellence, food sa... \ N \n \n ZIPC1_UKTJ