Senior Process Manager - Transformation Projects

Senior Process Manager
- Transformation Projects

Barnsley

NPD

Full time

Fixed Term Contract

18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Chilled Food Manufacturing

Transformation Programme

Are you an experienced Senior Process Manager with a passion for quality, innovation and operational excellence in the food industry? Do you thrive in complex, fast-paced manufacturing environments where no two days are the same? If you’re ready to take on a high-impact role that will influence product transfer, process capability and quality consistency across multiple sites, this could be the opportunity for you.

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re on an exciting journey to become the UK’s No.1 chilled prepared food company. We're one of the UK's fastest growing chilled food companies and we’re looking for a confident, hands-on and commercially minded TMO Senior Process Manager to play a key role in delivering successful intra-company product transfers across our expanding group.

This is a leadership role in our NPD team with real influence. You’ll take ownership for the successful transfer of existing and new SKUs between our sites, ensuring that quality, process standards, customer confidence and operational performance are maintained — and improved throughout every stage of the journey. Working closely with our TMO Product, Process & Quality Director, as well as Engineering, Technical, HSE, Operations, NPD and wider site teams, you’ll help scope, validate and implement new manufacturing equipment, identify opportunities to enhance quality and capability, and build robust plans that deliver for our customers, our brands and our people.

This is more than a process role. It’s an opportunity to lead change, connect teams, influence at senior level and leave a lasting legacy across our growing business.

• Leading and supporting the successful transfer of products between sites, ensuring process, quality and customer standards are protected throughout.
• Driving process strategy across NPD, EPD and Quality OpEx activity linked to product transfer projects.
• Supporting the sourcing, scoping and validation of new manufacturing equipment, including supplier engagement and European travel where required.
• Leading detailed trials, scale-up activity and process validation to ensure products are safe, consistent, scalable and commercially viable.
• Building strong relationships with site teams, customers and cross-functional colleagues to ensure smooth, confident transitions.
• Championing operational excellence by identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cost and strengthen capability.
• Establishing best practice, standardised ways of working and post-transfer review processes so that learning is captured and shared across the group.
• Building, leading and developing a high-performing process team as projects move into commissioning and delivery phases.
• Representing process development in senior forums, project reviews and customer conversations with confidence and credibility.
• Travelling weekly across our UK sites and also to European supplier partners and equipment suppliers

We’re looking for an experienced food manufacturing professional who knows how to deliver change at pace without compromising quality, safety or customer confidence.

• Strong experience in process management, process development, NPD, EPD or product transfer within chilled food, private label or fast-paced food manufacturing.
• A proven track record of delivering successful product launches, transfers, scale-up activity or equipment validation projects.
• Experience working across multiple sites or complex manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, quality systems, customer standards and factory process controls.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage critical paths, priorities and stakeholders.
• The confidence to influence senior leaders, customers, suppliers and site teams.
• A practical, hands-on approach, balanced with strong strategic thinking.
• A passion for quality, continuous…