Regional Operations Environment (REO) Manager GB&I

Position Title:Regional Operations Environment (REO) Manager GB&I

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:44566

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

Sustainability isnt just a priority at McCain - its a responsibility we take seriously across every site every shift and every decision. As our REO (Resource Efficient / Environment Operations) Manager for GB&I youll be at the heart of that effort leading the deployment of our sustainability strategy across the GB&I manufacturing network and turning ambition into measurable action.

From reducing CO₂ emissions and cutting energy consumption to driving progress on water stewardship renewable electricity and waste reduction youll own the environmental performance agenda across the network. Working alongside plant engineering and regional teams youll bring structure where its needed cut through complexity and champion consistency - all while helping to build a culture where sustainability and continuous improvement go hand in hand.

If youre ready to make a genuine environmental impact at scale this is the role to do it in.

• Drive deployment of the REO roadmap across all sites

• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and internal policies

• Track and analyse performance indicators (CO₂ water energy waste)

• Develop and coordinate sustainability action plans

• Lead the community of plant REO managers

• Harmonise processes and governance at regional level

• Conduct internal audits and manage relationships with authorities

• Promote best practices and a culture of continuous improvement

• Support initiatives to reduce environmental impact

• Collaborate with global regional and local teams on key projects

• Extensive leadership experience in industry engineering or R&D

• Strong understanding of industrial environments and associated KPIs

• Proven project management experience

• Knowledge of environmental management systems (ISO 14001 / 50001)

• Excellent communication and influencing skills

• Analytical problem-solving and continuous-improvement mindset

• Ability to support change and engage stakeholders

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods youll be pleased to know we dont pay you in chips. Alongside your salary youll enjoy a range of benefits including:

• • Private healthcare
  • Annual bonus scheme based on both company and individual performance delete if not applicable with the ability to salary sacrifice into your pension
  • Annual car allowance
  • An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where well contribute double what you do up to a maximum of 12% of your salary
  • 25 days annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service) giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year
  • Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay because the moments that matter outside of work matter to us too
  • Medicash health cash plan helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support
  • TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support - including a 24/7 confidential counselling line legal and financial guidance and a range of employee discounts.
  • Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
  • A paid Chips In Volunteering Day giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities
  • Flexible/hybrid working arrangements where the role allows

And because youre joining a global business your career opportunities dont stop at the factory gate. Whether youre looking to deepen your expertise step into leadership or even explore opportunities internationally well support your growth. With ambitious plans for the future theres plenty of scope to develop your career with us.

Youll be joining our Operations team which spans both GB&I and EMENA - a broad experienced and closely connected manufacturing community. Reporting into our Director REO (who in turn reports into our VP Operations EMENA) youll also enjoy a strong dotted-line relationship and active partnership with our VP Operations GB&I meaning youll be well-connected at a senior level on both sides of the network.

On the ground youll work alongside a high-performing manufacturing team across four plants here in GB&I - one of which sits within our global snacking business - and youll partner closely with your counterpart leading the same agenda across Europe. While your primary focus will be GB&I the nature of this role means youll occasionally pick up projects conversations and priorities in other markets too so a flexible collaborative mindset will go a long way.

Its a role that sits at the intersection of local delivery and regional influence - and the team around you reflects that ambition

Click here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

At McCain AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

Our mission is built on creating authentic relationships. We believe that in-person work fosters exchange strengthens collaboration and helps our team grow together. At the same time we value flexibility thats why most office-based roles follow a hybrid model offering the option to work from home two days a week.

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Job Family:Manufacturing

Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey
GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough

Company:McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd