Head of Operations - JO-1611-1588
Ref: JO-1611-1588 | | Production and Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing |
| Listed by 2 Sisters Food Group | |
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 | 2 Sisters make everything from pizza to pies from poultry to puddings from ready meals to ranges of soup. They have over 23k employees throughout the UK.Founded in the early 1990s they are the leading food manufacturing company in the uk having a strong presence in poultry and frozen food categories. We are also committed to delivering the highest quality products to the British public and to our retail and food service customers. Our customers include Aldi Tesco and Waitrose. |
Job Specification
| Job Title: | Head of Operations |
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| Job Reference: | JO-1611-1588 |
| Salary Guide: | Salary between £0.00 and £0.00 depending on candidate experience and skillset |
| Listing Category: | Production and Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing |
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Job Description
It takes more than a certain something to create one of the UK’s biggest and brightest food companies. It takes the four magical ingredients of entrepreneurial spirit, the motivation to thrive on challenge, the desire to lead the food industry and ability to work with agility and pace. These ingredients have seen 2 Sisters Food Group become a 23,000-strong team in just 20 years!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Operations to join our Cavaghan & Gray site in Carlisle. The business was formed in 1912 and was known as Cavaghan, Collin & Gray. They were originally farmers and meat processors. In 1962, C&G commenced supply to M&S. By the early 1970s, the company launched three of the first-ever prepared ready meal products including cauliflower cheese, cottage pie and Cumberland pie. In 2012, C&G celebrated its 100 year anniversary and 50 year anniversary of supplying to M&S.
About the Role:
As the Head of Operations you will be part of the site senior management team and report into the Site Director. The position will be responsible for the operations of 3 Factories across 2 sites, each with their own management structure. The sites produce around 90 million meals annually with 150 products made daily over a 7 day operation and an annual turnover of £140 million. You will oversee the management of over 850 production staff. We are a seasonal business, mainly winter which will mean at our busiest period we will also have up to 400 agency staff assisting with production. We are looking for a very strong directional and inspirational leader who has experience of full P&L management and continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing. The role requires you to not only to be looking inwards at the business but also outwards to understand the customer. Cavaghan & Gray’s main customer is M&S and this role will need to build on the strong working relationships we have developed.
About You:
Can you do it? Yes you can, if you’re fanatical about food, thrive under pressure and have the can-do spirit that’s created our brand. Bring those qualities along with the below and you will have the recipe for success:
• Experience of working within food manufacturing
• Experience of managing 850+ production employees, ideally in a diverse & unionised environment
• Proven experience of delivering successful change management & performance improvement programmes
• Knowledge of and experience of operating ‘Lean’ manufacturing techniques
• Ability to drive cultural change
• Able to deliver results in a fast paced environment
If you feel that you are ready to be a Head Of Operations for the UK’s biggest selling food manufacturer and want to make the most of this amazing opportunity, please apply, we’re looking forward to hearing from you.