Depot Manager

Wealmoor is an established forward-thinking, family-owned business specialising in the growing, packing and marketing of subtropical fresh fruits and vegetables from all over the world. We're also producers of homegrown seasonal vegetables and herbs. What makes us special are the many partnerships we have built with producers both at home and abroad, enabling a reliable and innovative supply of high-volume, high-value produce week in and week out. With 50 years experience, we've developed a unique infrastructure and a solid and dependable operation that manages complex integrated growing supply chains from seed to shelf. For everybody involved, this is something we are extremely proud of.
We are currently looking for a Depot Manager with food packhouse experience to join our thriving teams based in Greenford, UB6, Middlesex!
Working within Brand Management and Operational Excellence approach accountable to the senior leadership team to shape and develop a multi-site production capability, enabling ongoing growth in quality, profitability, efficiency and compliance. Core emphasis will focus on developing a cohesive, professionally focused team with the capability to deliver improved cost, delivery and productivity in excess of customer expectations and business KPI's. You would also be expected to gain personal credibility from and be able to influence all internal and external stakeholders.
With full E2E depot responsibility for operational and quality management, efficiency and effectiveness, responsibilities encompass Compliance, Quality Delivery, Production, Warehousing, Facilities & Engineering, Stock Management, Transport & Customer Logistics, Health & Safety, Site Hygiene.
Working collaboratively with cross functional teams within depot and across multi sites to ensure creating best practice .to consistently deliver basic processes, work together, focused on what we need to win.
Qualifications:

• Degree or Postgraduate Qualification
• HACCP Level 3 / 4
• Level 3 Food Safety supervision for manufacturing
• Internal & 3rd Party Auditing
• Food hygiene for manufacturing Level 3 / 4

Work Experience:

• A self-motivated team manager with all round operations, quality, compliance management background gained in short shelf life, chilled food processing environment over at least 5 years
• An excellent communicator and people manager with the drive and strength of character to build and sustain a cohesive team, leading by example and encouraging success while putting health, safety and continuous improvement, front and centre of everything that you do.
• Capable of identifying, prioritising and delegating operational activities maximising available resources ensuring effective management of work load.
• A focused and disciplined leader well versed in the day to day demands of running a retail ready food manufacturing site, with the capability to implement depot strategy and goals.
• Capable of and demonstrating a proven track record in, driving CI activities across food manufacturing sites.
• Experienced Auditor to leading BRC & Customer Audits including hosting customer visits.
• Meticulous in handling data and information to generate reports analyzing trends and rhythm.
• Project Management and NPD / EPD Expertise.