Operations Development Director
Operations Development Director
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Job Description
Who are we
We are FBC UK Foxs Burtons Companies! And we bake the UKs most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burtons Biscuits and Foxs Biscuits) coming together to create one unique integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands including Maryland Foxs Jammie Dodger & Rocky to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK located at Ilse of Arran Livingston Blackpool Llantarnam Edinburgh Kirkham Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans Liverpool and Moreton. Together we employ circa 4000 amazing employees across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.
We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries with products sold in over 170 countries represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide and a consolidated turnover of 12.7 billion 202021.
Along with our fantastic brand portfolio we also have longterm agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars Jacobs and LU branded products. In addition we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailerbranded products.
Our employees make our business special. With strong family values we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.
And dont forget work hard but play harder!
What does your typical day look like
Keep and develop the industrial competitive advantage ensuring the study and the implementation of initiatives aimed at the excellence of the Industrial System through the definition of the industrial master plan and the coordination and harmonization of industrial crossfunctional projects in alignment with FBC UK strategies / objectives. Produce cost evaluation and variance analysis support production models definition and oversee & promotes plant continuous improvement initiatives acting as a change agent to develop the local production system in the midterm.
What are the key ingredients needed for the role
Elaborates proposals to define develop and optimize a balanced and performing industrial footprint also through the realization of appropriate business plans.
Proposes and elaborates on the input of the Chief Operations Officer the guidelines of the strategic plan at industrial level also proposing footprint developments and optimization.
Collaborates in the sharing of the industrial strategy in order to make it compatible and integrated with the FBC UK strategies on innovation on operations and on commercial also ensuring a timely and feasible deployment of the product innovation on the industrial.
Coordinates asPMOindustrial crossfunctional projectsguaranteeing overall consistency.
Drives integration programinitiatives inside the COO operating as facilitator.
Activates & simplifies the link between Plants local and central functions.
Acts on processes systems methods guidelines and knowhow management to achieve the excellence of the industrial system ensuring a Global view.
Integrates new Industrial models.
Suggests common objectives and creates conditions for managing the factory organization (and consequently the production system as a whole) with a system continuous improvement view.
Enables identification promotion & development of Plant best practices contributing to share them throughout FBC UK Plants network.
Assures a continuous improvement way of working among the Plant detecting & outlining required training needs.
Manages the governance system within the COO Function and acts through the organizational network.
Is accountable for managing people assigned ensuring a management system based on Group values motivation competence development and empowerment.
If you are ready to begin a career with real bite we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
