Operations Manager - Artisan Bakery

About us: The Bread Factory is the Uk''s leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL''s Bakeries nationwide. Our Manchester business has been baking since 2017. As our teams grow, we seek our next Operations Manager to join our team. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: • Deliver safe and efficient day-to-day production performance, ensuring consistent quality through strong process control and proactive issue resolution. • Translate operational plans and KPIs into clear actions that improve productivity, cost control, and overall site performance. • Lead production planning to optimise labour, materials, equipment, workflow, and drive continuous improvement across the bakery. • Line-manage the Transport Manager and Night Shift Lead, ensuring strong performance, clear communication, and a culture of accountability. • Oversee transport operations through effective route planning, compliance, cost control, and on-time delivery performance. • Champion health, safety, food safety, and audit readiness, investigating non-conformances and ensuring corrective and preventative actions are completed. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you are • Experienced in production or operations management within food or FMCG, with a strong track record of performance improvement. • ..... full job details .....