About Better Origin

Our food chain is broken - the system that can barely feed 7 billion people will not feed 10 billion we’re expected to reach by 2050. And while it's hard to imagine that things could be different, they have to be.

At Better Origin, our mission is to fix the broken food chain. We are inspired by nature and how it deals with waste, with nutrients always flowing in a circular system.

Our solution use insects - nature's best up cyclers - to transform food waste into a range of innovative products, from animal feed to pet food. With the help of AI and robotics the larvae find their place back into the food chain, reducing food waste and emissions, making circular economy possible.

Why join us?

We’re backed by world-class investors at Balderton Capital, Fly Ventures and Metavallon VC. We're working with supermarkets and food producers to roll out our technology in the UK and the EU. In 2021, we signed a contract with Morrisons to convert their fruit and veg waste and create a carbon neutral egg line.

Following our $16m Series A round raised to support technology and team scaleup, we are looking to hire the best people that make Better Origin a great place to work.

We are very proud of our values and want to attract those who feel motivated by them as much as we are. Some of our key values include:

1. Customer obsession
2. No waste
3. Challenge makes us grow
4. Accountability drives excellence
5. Respect each other
6. Keep it simple, keep it done

Requirements

Your Role

As Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and delivering a broad range of projects to meet our ambitious deadlines. Collaborating with cross-functional teams you’ll play a key role in launching new products, streamlining processes and developing expansion initiatives. This is a versatile role, from strategy planning with our CEO and commercial team, through to project managing deliverables with our engineers and production managers.

Role Specifics:

• Owning deliverables for company-wide expansion projects. From launching new products and identifying revenue generators, to process improvement and developing operational best practice
• Driving internal teams to deliver high quality workload to tight deadlines, without delays
• Establishing project plans, tasks and resources to ensure timelines are met in fulfilling strategic objectives
• Coordinating and manging relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure collaboration and alignment
• Proactively removing project obstacles and managing issue escalations
• Providing regular status reports, including scope, timings, budget and resource allocation
• Setting product strategy, as well as identifying, assessing and reducing costs associated with project budgets
• Assuring customer delivery and quality is at the forefront of project execution
• Creating and documenting new processes and best practices

What we’re looking for:

• Experience within a consultancy, or a high growth build environment
• Proven track record, owning and delivering high impact projects successfully. Including manufacturing/ production/ engineering or related projects
• Adaptability, experienced working on a variety of projects, including new product developments and scaling up operations
• Exceptional communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Proactive and self-motivated, driven to achieve results, excited by challenge and working in ambiguity
• Team player with great interpersonal skills, able to build strong relationships and handle conflict management
• Enthusiastic approach, injecting energy into colleagues and inspiring others through leading by example

We support flexible working, including working from home and access to our London and Cambridge offices. Due to the nature of this role, you can expect to be required at our Cambridge site on average 2 days per week.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + birthday + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Cycle scheme
• Private health insurance
• Learning and Development budget
• Hybrid, flexible working

You can find more information about us at www.betterorigin.co.uk

Better Origin embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.