Operations Director - Food Industry

VANRATH are delighted to be partnering with a major Food / FMCG company in Northern Ireland with the Recruitment of a Plant Manager to join a growing and dynamic company based in Belfast. This is a Permanent position. This company has an excellent reputation. Salary Negotiable + other Additional Benefits (Top Company) + Fantastic work benefits and Environment + Holiday Package (25 days leave + Stats) & Progression Opportunities The Group Plant Manager is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of all plants, ensuring products meet required quality and regulatory standards while achieving daily production targets.

The role includes leading a capital investment program to significantly increase plant capacity and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities Ensure consistent compliance with Health & Safety and regulatory standards across all facilities. Maintain appropriate staffing and supervision to meet production targets across all operations. Deliver production schedules and meet order-to-dispatch timelines. Agree and achieve KPIs with the CEO. Optimise production planning to maximise efficiency. Coordinate closely with Logistics, Nutrition, Customer Service, and Engineering to meet customer needs, prioritise preventative maintenance, minimise downtime, and improve process performance.

Develop and implement a long-term facility improvement plan to increase capacity and efficiency. Lead trials, lean initiatives, and continuous improvement projects. Oversee Quality Control and testing to ensure compliance and efficient product release. Drive SOP development, implementation, adherence, and staff training. Lead production team development. Undertake additional duties as required. Requirements:
Senior Operations role or Plant Manager role in similar industry For more information on this role please reach out to Jack Groves @ VANRATH for more information. Cannot thank Leanne Garrett enough for her help getting my new role. She gave me great advice and guidance on the whole process, kept me well informed, really seemed to care about getting the right job for me.

If need to would defo contact Leanne again. I have just secured my next great job opportunity with the help of Ross Stevenson. Ross was very professional throughout the whole process, ensuring that the company met my expectations and vice versa. His open and honest communication from the start and relevant updates made the process very seamless. Can't thank Rob enough.

Done a fantastic job on my behalf. Sound guy, easy to get hold of and very easy to talk to. Thanks so much

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Plant Operations Director Head of Senior Food FMCG Benefits:
Work From Home Fantastic Benefits Package