Senior People Manager

Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and Snacking products in the UK, supplying Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to name a few. Over the past 25 years Taiko has launched more first to market Sushi and Food to Go products than any other sushi manufacturer in the UK.

Whilst this is a senior role, we’re opening the opportunity to anyone internally who feels they have relevant experience in a similar role or the appropriate HR/People qualifications and would like to take the next step in their career.
Joining Taiko’s food manufacturing division, you’ll partner closely with senior leaders to drive people performance, engagement and organisational effectiveness across the operation.

You’ll lead a small but high-performing People team and play a key role in shaping the employee experience, embedding a high-performance culture and ensuring our people are empowered to deliver their best every day. It’s a great opportunity to influence strategic decision-making while remaining closely connected to the operational side of the business.
We’re looking for someone who is commercially focused, confident and credible, with the ability to challenge, coach and support stakeholders at all levels. You’ll be passionate about engagement, developing talent and creating an environment where both our people and the business can thrive.

If you feel you have the experience, qualifications or potential to step into this role, we would encourage you to put yourself forward. This is a great opportunity to develop your career within Wonderfield and take on a broader level of responsibility.

We're proud to offer:

• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
• Contribute towards our award-winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals. We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish. All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
• Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.

About us:

Come roll with us and be part of something big. Celebrate global success across:

• Over 1500 retail kiosks globally (YO!, Panku, Mai Taiko Snowfox & Bento)
• Our Taiko manufacturing and distribution centre
• 63 YO! restaurants
• 50 major retail partners
• 3700 locations globally From Hawaii to Aberdeen

Our Values

• Think like an owner. Be passionate. Speak openly. Move fast, together.

Ready to Roll?

Come roll with us and play a key role by bringing people together to celebrate better food for everyone the Japanese way...