Head of Manufacturing

Why Greencore?  

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.  

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.   

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.  

Here at Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK’s number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda. 

What you'll be doing

As Head of Manufacturing, you'll lead and inspire a large production operation, creating a high performing, people first culture where safety, quality and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. You'll be responsible for delivering operational excellence, developing future talent and ensuring manufacturing performance supports both customer expectations and business growth.

You will: 

• Lead, coach and develop manufacturing teams to deliver outstanding operational performance.
• Create and implement clear manufacturing plans that drive productivity, service, quality and financial results.
• Foster a strong safety-first culture, ensuring compliance with all legal, environmental and food safety standards.
• Drive colleague engagement through effective communication, visible leadership and active participation in colleague forums.
• Manage operational budgets, labour planning and manufacturing costs to deliver agreed financial targets.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and manufacturing excellence programmes across the site.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and customer demand is met.
• Lead organisational change and build high-performing teams that are equipped for future growth.
• Support Greencore's inclusion, diversity and sustainability ambitions through visible leadership and action.
• Build strong relationships with customers, trade unions, stakeholders and the wider community.  

What we're looking for

We're looking for an experienced manufacturing leader who thrives in a fast paced environment and has a proven track record of delivering results through people. You'll be a highly influential leader with strong commercial awareness and a passion for developing teams and driving continuous improvement.

You'll have:

• Significant leadership experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG or food production.
• A proven ability to lead large operational teams and deliver sustainable performance improvements.
• Strong experience managing budgets, costs and operational performance, including P&L accountability.
• Excellent people leadership skills, with experience driving engagement, culture change and team development.
• A strong understanding of food safety, quality and hygiene standards within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading health and safety programmes, ideally supported by IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent qualifications.
• The ability to influence and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including customers and trade unions.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Experience managing complex change programmes, investment projects and operational transformation initiatives.
• A resilient, driven and collaborative leadership style with a passion for continuous improvement and achieving results.
   

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. 

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success. 

What you’ll get in return 

*        Car Allowance

*        Bonus

*        Healthcare

• Competitive salary and job related benefits 

• Holidays 

• Competitive matched pension contributions 

• Life insurance up to 4x salary 

• Company shares save scheme 

• Greencore Qualifications 

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform 

• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform 

• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies 

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career. 

We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date. 

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