Head Of Operational Excellence

Head of Operational Excellence

Central London 2 days

• A market‑leading UK food manufacturer with a proud heritage and instantly recognisable brands enjoyed by millions of consumers every week.
• A business driven by quality, innovation, and continuous improvement, investing heavily in people, processes and sustainable growth.
• A fast‑paced, values‑led environment where collaboration, accountability, and excellence sit at the heart of everything we do.
• An organisation offering real career development and influence, empowering leaders to make a visible impact across site and group operations.

• Lead the development and delivery of a group‑wide Operations Excellence strategy, embedding Lean, TPM and continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Oversee operational performance metrics, driving data integrity, analysis and insight to enable fact‑based decision making and performance improvement.
• Champion a zero‑loss and continuous improvement culture through capability building, structured problem‑solving, and leadership engagement.
• Partner cross‑functionally to align operational excellence initiatives with broader business and industrial plans, ensuring measurable productivity, quality and cost optimisation outcomes.

• Proven track record driving operational excellence and continuous improvement across multi‑site manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical capability with experience leading KPI development, performance dashboards and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated success embedding Lean, TPM or OPEX methodologies to deliver measurable business improvements.
• Skilled in influencing and engaging senior stakeholders to drive change and cultural transformation.
• Experienced in building capability and coaching teams to adopt structured problem‑solving and daily management routines.

• Be part of a business driving sustainability & innovation.
• Work in a close‑knit, family‑feel environment while benefiting from the Group’s national scale.
• Opportunities to expand your expertise in a fast‑growing company.

Apply now and take the next step in your career quoting reference 14/17463/7. Confidentiality assured.