Group Manufacturing Director 

North UK 

Food Manufacturing 

£160,000 - £170,000 + Car Allowance, Bonus & benefits.  

This is a retained, confidential assignment for a UK based Food Manufacturer to appoint a Group Manufacturing Director, responsible for their multi-site operation.  

Following years of investment, acquisition, and growth, we are looking for a dynamic Operations Director to lead this hundreds of million £ turnover business into the next phase. It has been an intense period of growth with a focus on driving numbers and output, however the time has come to move away from the old-school and look at a quality-first approach.  

Operations are and will always be the engine room of any food manufacturer, however, with its stability, it is time to drive a culture of engagement, safety, compliance, quality, innovation as you strengthen the foundations and look for long term growth opportunities in the form of new channels, international, range-expansion and co-manufacturing.  

Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible formultiple sites across the UK with a headcount of close to 2000. Your team will consist of end-to-end operations as you collaborate with an experienced and committed executive team todeliver the next, long-termmanufacturing strategy.  

Background 

This requires a Group Manufacturing Director at the top of their game. You will need extensive experiencemanaging own-label food manufacturing operations with multiple factories and turnovers of over £150million.  

It is essential that you are a dynamic, energetic, and engaging leader who always looks to identify ways to grow and drive the business forward. Additionally,  

Experience in delivering and simultaneously managing complex, large scale CapEx projects. 

Previous experience in managing mergers and acquisitions,  

ESG strategy experience.  

This role will give you the opportunity to impact a business in a key, exciting phase of their growth. Apply below, let's discuss in some more detail and as a reminder, all conversations are strictly confidential