Company Overview
Our organisation is a leading international food manufacturing group with a significant presence across Europe and North America.
We are committed to operational excellence, sustainability, and continuous improvement throughout our business. Our culture is built on accountability, collaboration, and performance, providing employees with the opportunity to contribute meaningfully within a dynamic and growth-focused environment.
The Role
The Head of Operations will provide full strategic and operational leadership across multiple high-performing manufacturing sites within Ireland. These facilities supply leading retail and foodservice customers across the UK and Ireland.
This senior leadership position requires a commercially astute and results-oriented professional capable of managing scale, complexity, and cross-site performance. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence, lead and develop site leadership teams, and ensure best-in-class performance across cost, quality, safety, and customer service metrics.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Proven senior-level operational leadership experience within FMCG manufacturing (minimum five years at multi-site or regional level)
- Extensive knowledge of protein-based manufacturing across chilled and ambient categories
- Strong understanding of retailer standards, compliance, and manufacturing best practices
- Commercial acumen with a data-driven approach to performance improvement
- Experience leading organisational change in complex, fast-paced environments
- The ability to influence at executive level while maintaining visible and effective on-site leadership
- A values-driven leadership style focused on engagement, accountability, and sustainable results
