Head of Operations
Role with purpose! Lead the operations of this NZ success story making an impact on the lives of seniors through nutrition! Love what you do!
- Role with Purpose and Growth for the taking
- Partnerships worldwide
- Hands-on strategic leader wanted!
Updated 2nd May 2024 - Still accepting applications - APPLY TODAY!
Lead the Operations of The Pure Food Co, a high-growth, Kiwi founded business that is making an impact on the lives of seniors in New Zealand, Australia and now Europe. Bring your strength in leading people, your passion for delivering manufacturing excellence, and your hands-on experience to join the journey of this New Zealand success story!
About the company
The Pure Food Co is a purpose-led company, whose mission is to create food that will help people thrive when they are at their most vulnerable - creating a variety of fortified foods that are full of fresh flavours and enriched with natural nutrition. Developed by food & healthcare experts, they supply every New Zealand public hospital, all of New Zealand’s largest aged care networks and the largest caterers in New Zealand. With expansion into Australia and Europe well underway, this is a company with significant ambitions!
Aside from their fantastic mission and story, their culture is strong. You will feel supported, respected and part of a tight-knit team, and be surrounded by food, science, nutrition, sales and marketing experts who inspire you every day. Everyone feels connected and respected, and your ideas, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit will be welcomed here.
The role
As part of the Leadership team, the Head of Operations will lead the production, distribution, warehousing, and quality teams. The focus is to drive continuous improvement and ensure the business has the systems, tools, and processes in place that enable growth.
As a high-growth business with plans to expand its plant footprint, this role requires you to roll up your sleeves, find opportunities for efficiencies and structure, and nurture your team's development and growth. Your presence, communication and relationships will attract positive energy and boost productivity within operations.
As such, your role will see you:
About you
Your role will be pivotal in cultivating high-performing teams and establishing transparent operational standards. Your structured leadership style and analytical skills will drive success throughout the team.
Your natural ability for organisation, motivation, and collaboration, will see you inspire and influence others to strive for continuous improvement. As a key player in the business, everyone will enjoy working with you!
Skills and attributes we are looking for include:
Why this role
The stage and size that The Pure Food Co is at represent an exciting opportunity. You will be working closely with young, experienced leaders who have built a successful business, and are now focussed on growth and scaling.
Everyone works together to push the company forward, from taste-testing new products to collaborating on new product ideas - there are plenty of good challenges to solve!
If this role has your name on it, call Clara on 02102314064 or clara@sproutpeople.co for more information, or simply apply today and we will quickly move you through the interview process.
Lead the Operations of The Pure Food Co, a high-growth, Kiwi founded business that is making an impact on the lives of seniors in New Zealand, Australia and now Europe. Bring your strength in leading people, your passion for delivering manufacturing excellence, and your hands-on experience to join the journey of this New Zealand success story!
About the company
The Pure Food Co is a purpose-led company, whose mission is to create food that will help people thrive when they are at their most vulnerable - creating a variety of fortified foods that are full of fresh flavours and enriched with natural nutrition. Developed by food & healthcare experts, they supply every New Zealand public hospital, all of New Zealand’s largest aged care networks and the largest caterers in New Zealand. With expansion into Australia and Europe well underway, this is a company with significant ambitions!
Aside from their fantastic mission and story, their culture is strong. You will feel supported, respected and part of a tight-knit team, and be surrounded by food, science, nutrition, sales and marketing experts who inspire you every day. Everyone feels connected and respected, and your ideas, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit will be welcomed here.
The role
As part of the Leadership team, the Head of Operations will lead the production, distribution, warehousing, and quality teams. The focus is to drive continuous improvement and ensure the business has the systems, tools, and processes in place that enable growth.
As a high-growth business with plans to expand its plant footprint, this role requires you to roll up your sleeves, find opportunities for efficiencies and structure, and nurture your team's development and growth. Your presence, communication and relationships will attract positive energy and boost productivity within operations.
As such, your role will see you:
- Foster a culture focussed on performance, and growing capacity in a sustainable way
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance processes, systems, and operational effectiveness
- Lead by example with safety and well-being, building on a culture that ensures safety is at the forefront of day-to-day operations.
- Oversee food safety and compliance - supported by the Compliance Manager.
- Monitor and control operational costs, identify improvement opportunities, and implement cost-saving measures, including the capex strategy for the plant.
- Apply Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to streamline processes and improve efficiency, and competently use ERP systems, such as Cin7 Core, to manage operations.
- Collaborate with other departments, such as sales and procurement, to ensure seamless coordination and communication.
About you
Your role will be pivotal in cultivating high-performing teams and establishing transparent operational standards. Your structured leadership style and analytical skills will drive success throughout the team.
Your natural ability for organisation, motivation, and collaboration, will see you inspire and influence others to strive for continuous improvement. As a key player in the business, everyone will enjoy working with you!
Skills and attributes we are looking for include:
- Proven management experience in a small to medium sized operations / manufacturing environment - this could be with food or beverage manufacturing, nutrition or pharmaceuticals, or similar industry.
- Experience in developing the operations strategy and bringing it to life - we are looking for examples of operational improvements and how you implemented structure, disciplines and processes - and culture.
- Entrepreneurial, growth mindset-focused approach - you love to solve problems, manage change and inspire people to grow with the business.
- Strong relationship skills - the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and get results through people - you like to roll up your sleeves and coach people.
- Ability to work across the business - from as well as an understanding of finance, compliance, supply chain etc.
- Production planning experience - work to targets and continuously look for improvements.
- Procurement or logistics experience or knowledge.
- Experience working with an ERP system would be an advantage.
- Ideally, exposure expanding operations into new markets/new countries, supporting the go-to-market strategy.
Why this role
The stage and size that The Pure Food Co is at represent an exciting opportunity. You will be working closely with young, experienced leaders who have built a successful business, and are now focussed on growth and scaling.
Everyone works together to push the company forward, from taste-testing new products to collaborating on new product ideas - there are plenty of good challenges to solve!
If this role has your name on it, call Clara on 02102314064 or clara@sproutpeople.co for more information, or simply apply today and we will quickly move you through the interview process.