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Operations Manager

Job Posted: a month ago

Salary: £ 70,000 - 80,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: RH6, Gatwick, Surrey

Expire in: 18 hours

Job Description

Overview

International airline catering business require experienced Operations Manager to oversee food production and distribution for a 24 hour facility based on-site at Gatwick.

The jobholder will be tasked with developing and enhancing relationships with key international customers and to drive the strategic development of operational standards & efficiencies within the business.

About the role:

The Operations manager will be responsible for overseeing a large, labour intensive food manufacturing operation encompassing; the placing of supplier orders, managing food production and ensuring on-time customer delivery. Always working to strict deadlines. Key duties include:

  * Lead and develop food production teams totalling over 300 employees, for a 24 hour operation, across 3 shifts.

  * Minimising wastage and ensuring strict quality standards in line with agreed business objectives.

  * Define measurable performance KPIs to ensure customer satisfaction through high quality and on time delivery.

  * Undertake responsibility for monthly profit & loss, maximising revenue, controlling production & supply chain costs and effective asset management.

  * Manage the ongoing transformation into the digitalisation and automation of operations

  * Ensure adherence to QHSE standards and ensure good practice is embedded across the site.

  * Perform a continued review of customer menu cycles and ensure product changes are seamlessly implemented.

  * Constant review of the company pricing structure and impact on profitability.

  * Delivery of all services in accordance with customer contractual requirements (On Time Performance).

  * Management of people behaviours through maintaining strong morale within the unit.

  * Responsible for the annual business plan and ensuring clear objectives are set within the wider team.

  * Promote and drive Continuous Improvements.

  * Ensure adherence to contractual requirements for all customer and supplier contracts.

  * Maintaining a customer focus throughout all commercial and operational matters.

About the Operations Manager

  * You will have have a proven track record leading production and supply chain operations ideally within a food production, FMCG or catering business

  * The Operations Manager will be highly driven, forward thinking individual with a mindset of continuous improvement

  * Applicants will have knowledge of Lean process improvements and change management.

  * The jobholder will be a confident man-manager, a proven leader with the ability to delegate and reward employees.

What's on offer

  * On-site position

  * 25 days holiday

  * Annual bonus

  * Free meals

  * Company pension

  * Free parking

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