Valeo Foods is hiring a Factory General Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the site with confidence, clarity, and commercial strength
• Have full accountability for performance across Safety, Quality, Cost, Service, and People
• Lead a multi-disciplined team spanning Production, Engineering, Technical, HSE, and Warehouse
• Work closely with central and category teams to deliver current performance and build future capability
• Set the tone for culture, develop leaders, and ensure Gateshead remains a great place to work
• Take ownership of budgets and financial performance
• Drive cost control, efficiency improvement, and loss reduction
• Maintain strong, credible relationships with UK retail and branded customers
• Ensure daily adherence to quality and service standards for the Manomasa brand
• Shape workforce experience through leadership
• Strengthen engagement and communication across the site
• Build succession and talent plans
• Embed a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and accountability

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Full accountability for Safety, Quality, Cost, Service, and People performance
• Experience leading multi-disciplined teams including Production, Engineering, Technical, HSE, and Warehouse
• Ability to set cultural tone and develop leaders
• Ownership of budgets and financial performance
• Proven ability to drive cost control, efficiency improvement, and loss reduction
• Strong relationship management with retail and branded customers
• Commitment to maintaining non-negotiable quality and service standards
• Experience shaping workforce engagement and communication
• Succession and talent planning experience
• Ability to embed continuous improvement, ownership, and accountability culture

Work Arrangement

Remote (City/Region)

Team

Structure: Multi-disciplined team spanning Production, Engineering, Technical, HSE, and Warehouse