Site Manager

More About The Role Our manufacturing sites are demanding, ever changing and extremely fast paced. We are in the middle of major growth so all our leaders need to have an entrepreneurial approach, be brave in their approach with strong leadership skills. It's their responsibility to ensure our sites are high performing, efficient and a great place to work. Reporting into the Head of Operations you will manage a team across Production, Technical, Engineering and Hygiene. You will also: Formulate and implement the Manufacturing plan, to drive performance improvementBuild a strong commercial relationships within the external manufacturing industry and work with my Trading, Retail, Logistics and Supply Chain partners to ensure the continued improvement of financial performance and the manufacturing of productsDevelop and implement the growth plan with both Morrisons and external customers including onlineCreate a strong customer service culture in your site to ensure a high quality production line with the Morrisons brand and that of our third party customersIdentify, develop and launch new product offers to meet customer needsDefine and deliver a plan to source raw materials at the right time and place, then prepare, pack and despatch on time in full to our internal and 3rd party customersListen to and inspire the whole team across your site, creating an environment that enables them to perform at their best and supports their developmentRespond to colleague issues and ideas, making sure we are improving our offer to our customers and making things simpler for colleaguesMotivate your teams to work well across their departments and to take a manufacturing wide perspective, so that decisions are made that are the best for the business as a wholeEnsure you have the right people in the right place at the right time, and that they are working efficiently and are appropriately trainedDefine and deliver improved Financial, Quality, Service and People key performance Indicators within your siteContinually monitor site performance against KPI's, identify areas for improvement, and lead improvement initiatives through to completion, to ensure high performance and continuous improvementEnsure compliance with appropriate regulations and company standards to contribute to an outstanding product safety for our customersDevelop and deliver change programmes within your site and support within the wider businessBe an expert in your sector, by driving central support services to provide industry best practiceIdentify / develop automation plans to step change performance and reduce reliance on peopleDeliver sales and profit in line with the business plan to contribute to the commercial success of MorrisonsDeliver CAPEX projects on budget More about our perks Annual bonus schemePrivate healthcare for you and your familyCar AllowanceGenerous holiday entitlement15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join usAdditional 10% discount card for a friend or family memberGenuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School hereSubsidised staff canteenFree parkingCompetitive pension and life assuranceHealthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots moreOptional payroll charity donationsA range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave More about you As well as the ability to manage on a large scale you must also have: Experience of Site Manager/Director level working for an FMCG Manufacturing businessKnowledge of relevant legislation and industry expertise to run a world class operationStrong leadership skills with the ability to create a people driven culture, with a personable approachStrong influencing and negotiation skillsThe ability to drive performance improvement and be able to think outside the box in order to come up with new innovative ideasThe ability to build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders right up to Executive Board levelAnalytical thinking and sound commercial acumenAmbition