Plant Bakery - Baked Goods

Plant Manager - Baked Goods Manufacturing

You will take full ownership of a growing baked goods manufacturing site, leading day-to-day operations across production, maintenance, quality, and safety. This is a hands-on leadership role where you can make a visible impact on performance, culture, and output.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Leading all site operations across a 50-person team in a fast-paced bakery environment
• Driving production performance across key KPIs (OEE, throughput, yield, waste, downtime)
• Owning food safety and quality standards (GMP, HACCP, audits, customer compliance)
• Building and developing your team, from supervisors through to operators
• Implementing and improving processes across production flow, scheduling, and efficiency
• Partnering with maintenance to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
• Managing labour, cost control, and overall site performance against budget
• Creating a strong safety-first culture across the plant

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading a food manufacturing site (bakery experience strongly preferred)
• Hands-on Plant Manager or Senior Production/Operations Manager ready to step up
• Strong understanding of high-volume production and short shelf-life products
• Experience with CI/Lean, TPM, or similar operational improvement frameworks
• Knowledge of food safety standards (HACCP, GMP, BRC/SQF)
• A visible, floor-based leader who can engage and motivate teams