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Opex Manager

United Kingdom, Warrington · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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Job Description

As an Opex Manager at Greencore, you will lead the site adoption and adherence to the Business Improvement (BI) Programme and toolkit to define and deliver stretching business improvement targets, aligned with group strategy.

Job Responsibility

  • Define stretching site financial BI targets, aligned with the return on investment targets defined in current and next year budget and longer-term strategic plans
  • Work with colleagues to develop a pipeline of achievable BI initiatives capable of delivering the agreed BI targets
  • Manage delivery of BI initiatives within agreed timescales and financial targets, leveraging the skills and resource of the local BI or Operations team and negotiating additional skills, resource and capital from additional stakeholders where necessary
  • Manage site deployment of the Business Improvement Programme to full maturity, using Process Confirmations to measure and drive adoption and being an advocate for the site
  • Build site capability to deliver business improvements through coaching BI principles and tools, primarily with the BI team and extending to relevant colleagues from Operations and other functions
  • Promote full adoption of the BI key performance indicator (key performance indicator) suite and performance management process (PMP) and their role in identifying future BI opportunities
  • Be an active member of the Greencore BI community, contributing to and drawing from best practice standards to help drive coordinated group-wide performance improvement
  • Lead and direct the site BI team to ensure that people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential

Requirements

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment, recognised as a world class or lean organisation
  • Experience of delivering results using Business Improvement techniques
  • Demonstrates effective leadership skills, leading teams through business process changes and site improvement plans
  • Skilled in analytical software plus competent user of Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to deliver training, coach others and facilitate group problem solving sessions
  • Program and project management skills

What we offer

  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Holidays
  • Car Allowance
  • Annual Target Bonus
  • Competitive matched pension contributions
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • PMI Cover: Individual
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
  • Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
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