Head of Manufacturing

Head of Manufacturing

Location: Rogerstone, Newport (Meals Solutions)
Salary: Competitive Executive Package + Benefits
Hours: Monday to Friday

At 2 Sisters Food Group
, we're one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, supplying high-quality products to many of the nation's leading retailers and food service customers.

Our Rogerstone Meals site is one of the largest prepared meals operations in the UK, employing approximately 2,500 colleagues and producing around 1.6 million meals every week
. Operating within a highly automated, fast-paced manufacturing environment, we are committed to delivering exceptional quality, service and innovation while continuously investing in our people, processes and facilities.

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Manufacturing to join the Site Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future performance of one of our flagship manufacturing operations.

This is a high-profile leadership position with full accountability for manufacturing operations across a large-scale, complex food production environment. Reporting into the Head of Operations, you will lead through a team of Manufacturing Managers, Shift Managers and Operational Leaders, driving operational excellence, cultural transformation and sustainable business performance.

You will be responsible for creating a high-performance culture that delivers outstanding results across safety, quality, people, cost and customer service whilst ensuring the operation is equipped to meet future growth ambitions.

• Provide strategic leadership for all manufacturing operations across the site.
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and best practice deployment.
• Deliver world-class performance across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People metrics.
• Lead and develop a large, multi-layered workforce across multiple production areas and shifts.
• Champion a culture of accountability, engagement and high performance at every level.
• Own manufacturing budgets, labour management and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Identify and implement productivity, efficiency and waste reduction opportunities.
• Play a key role in site transformation, capital investment projects and continuous improvement programmes.
• Partner closely with Technical, Engineering, Supply Chain, HR and Commercial teams to ensure seamless execution of business objectives.
• Ensure manufacturing operations consistently meet customer, regulatory and food safety standards.
• Support innovation, new product introductions and capacity growth initiatives.

You are a proven manufacturing leader with a track record of delivering exceptional results within large-scale food manufacturing environments.

You’ll bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience within food manufacturing, FMCG or high-volume production environments.
• Demonstrable success leading large operational teams within complex manufacturing operations.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing substantial labour and operational budgets.
• A track record of improving productivity, efficiency, customer service and operational performance.
• Experience driving cultural change and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, lean manufacturing principles and operational excellence frameworks.
• A visible, hands-on leadership style with a passion for developing people and creating winning teams.

This is an opportunity to lead manufacturing within one of the largest and most dynamic food manufacturing sites in the UK.

With 2,500 colleagues
, significant production volumes and ambitious growth plans, Rogerstone offers the scale, complexity and challenge that will allow an experienced manufacturing leader to make a genuine impact. You’ll join a business that values strong leadership, promotes internal progression and provides the platform to influence performance at both site and group level.

• Competitive Executive Salary Package
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Company Pension Scheme
• 33 Days Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays)
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme & Grocery Aid
• Boparan Restaurant Group Discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Career Development and Progression Opportunities Across 2 Sisters Food Group

This role is about more than managing production. It's about leading one of the UK's most…