Job Title: General Manager
Location: Preston
Salary: Competitive dependent on experience
Job type: Permanent, Full-Time
We are excited to be working with a dynamic and rapidly growing family-owned business in Preston to recruit a General Manager with a strong background in FMCG food manufacturing, specifically field to folk poultry/ meat processing. Gafoor is a key player in their sector operating on a national basis, supplying poultry products to leading blue chip manufacturers.
This role has been created as a result of continued growth and further expansion plans for the future. Were now seeking an exceptional leader to assist the Directors and operational management team to take the business to the next level.
Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the General Manager will be accountable for the entire processing and manufacturing arena with KPI, budgetary and P&L responsibility.
The operation involves the full cycle from live intake through to distribution of finished and packed product from the company’s sites in Preston, employing circa 300 team members. The successful candidate will require a flexible approach to their working hours in order to oversee and provide direction for teams working on a range of shift patterns and occasionally at weekends.
The overall focus of the role will be to ensure the continued development of the business by instilling a culture of healthy high performance, accountability, efficiency and the ability to inspire confidence in our operation. The achievement of these goals will ensure the business is able to grow and expand its market share in the UK poultry sector.
If you are seeking the chance to join a well-established company at an exciting stage in their growth, send your CV in for immediate consideration.
The Role:
- Day to day responsibility for the production operation.
- Have a “hands-on” approach to all operational aspects of the business, including the mentoring of SMT.
- Inspire and instil confidence in manufacturing and NPD capability.
- Development of a continuous improvement strategy, covering all aspects of production.
- Drive productivity improvements in all areas of operation.
- Continue to drive a safe working environment by ensuring that all standards of the Health and Safety Policy, Environment Policy are adhered to.
- Support the introduction of new products and changing specifications into the business in line with the customer requirements.
- Ensure all quality standards are embedded throughout the business, monitored and achieved.
- Ensure product delivery is made to the customer on time and to the required standard.
- Develop and agree KPI’s for all areas of the operation.
- Be an active member of the company’s leadership team and play a key role in shaping the day to day management and culture of the wider team.
The Candidate:
- Proven leadership skills in a large manufacturing operation with a multicultural workforce
- Proven track record of achieving results
- A comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes, enabling the development of a medium and long term continuous performance improvement strategy, covering all aspects of the operation
- Significant experience operating to BRC standards
- The skills to act as a mentor in developing potential in other business functions and managers
- Proven ability to forecast requirements and an understanding of the sector
- The ability to influence and lead the operations team through periods of growth and change.
- A commercial outlook with excellent numerical capability
- Understanding of UK labor laws and ability to challenge under performance
- Proficient in all MS Office packages; preferably with knowledge of CRM systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent Problem-solving and decision-making
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of FMCG Operations Manager, General Manager, Business Manager, Senior Manager, Food Manufacturing Operations Manager, Operations Director, Head of Production, Head of Operations will also be considered for this role.
