General Manager

General Manager - Food Producer Location: Leicestershire Salary: 85,000 - 125,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + excellent package + possible share options / equity participation. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced General Manager to join an innovative food producer based from a single location site in Leicestershire. With a turnover of 50 million, having started from scratch just before the Pandemic, our client is now rapidly growing and seeking a General Manager to drive operational excellence and support further business growth within the UK and European market. As the General Manager, you will play a crucial role in streamlining operations, managing and improving production lines, overseeing health, safety, and environmental improvements, and leading a team to ensure the business continues to meet and exceed market demands. The General Manager role is a new role which has arisen to enable the founding CEO of the business to take on a more strategic role on the Board. The General Manager will take day to day and profit and loss control of the business. Key Responsibilities: - Provide strategic and operational advice to the Managing Director / CEO on production, operations, and productivity - Lead a multifunctional team, implementing flexible labour strategies to optimise productivity and meet strict customer KPIs / SLAs - Drive business re-engineering strategies to support expansion plans - Manage inventory holding policies to improve efficiency ..... full job details .....