Factory Operations Manager

D R Newitt are working with a close client who are currently seeking a Factory Operations Manager for their large poultry site. On offer is a salary of up to £90,000 plus benefits. The business are highly respected within the industry and are very much on a steep upward trajectory in terms of growth, making it an excellent time to join. Key duties: * Lead the daily, weekly and medium-term operating plan across Production, Engineering, Transport and Live Collection, ensuring the plan is realistic, clearly owned and supported by the right labour, skills, materials, engineering capacity, fleet and welfare controls. * Use daily start-up meetings, Tier reviews, operational reviews, Gemba activity and escalation processes to identify constraints early, set priorities, assign actions and confirm close-out. * Coordinate competing operational demands and make balanced decisions that protect colleagues, birds, food safety, legal compliance and customer service. * Ensure clear operating standards, standard work and effective handovers are maintained across all shifts. * Ensure KPIs are understood at each level and performance is visibly managed. * Maintain suitable contingency arrangements for equipment failure, labour gaps, weather disruption, live-bird welfare risk, transport disruption, utility interruption and customer-service risk. * Provide clear regular reports to the General Manager on delivery, risks, trends, actions and decisions required If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, please don't hesitate in applying