Operations Manager
Ref: AS3755849
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
£45,000
- Permanent
- Manufacturing Operations
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Leadership
About the candidate
An experienced operations professional with a strong background in high-volume food, beverage and FMCG manufacturing environments. They bring a hands-on leadership style and a strong focus on production efficiency, safety, quality and continuous improvement.
They have led teams in fast-paced operational settings, working closely with cross-functional departments to improve throughput, streamline inventory processes and strengthen day-to-day performance. Motivated by challenge, they are keen to contribute to a dynamic operations team where they can help drive standards and deliver measurable improvements.
What makes them great?
- Improved Production Throughput: Delivered an approximate 15% increase in throughput by introducing lean manufacturing best practices within a mid-sized food production environment.
- Enhanced Accuracy And Reduced Waste: Streamlined inventory management processes, improving order accuracy by around 20% while also reducing waste across production activity.
- Reduced Operating Costs: Implemented process improvements within a large FMCG setting that reduced operational costs by approximately 10% and increased overall team productivity.
Areas of expertise
- Manufacturing Operations: Experienced in overseeing day-to-day production activity across food, beverage and FMCG environments, ensuring output, quality and safety standards are consistently met.
- Continuous Improvement: Skilled in implementing lean manufacturing principles, process improvements and best practice approaches to increase productivity and reduce waste.
- Team Leadership: Confident leading operational teams in high-pressure settings, developing training programmes and encouraging employee engagement at all levels.