Factory General Manager

Focus Management Consultants; Hensall; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global FMCG business seeks a driven Plant Manager to oversee factory operations and ensure excellence in production. The role demands strong leadership skills, site budget management, and a background in the FMCG or process sectors. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining operational efficiency and team development.

Qualifications

• Site leadership experience within the FMCG sector.
• Knowledge of the process industry, ideally food or chemicals.
• Ambitious, analytical, and strategic approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site leadership team and core operational functions.
• Ensure site KPIs of safety, quality, and operational excellence are achieved.
• Manage the site's budget and 5-year capital investment plan.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Job description

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Excellent opportunity for a Senior Leader to join a global FMCG business and have full autonomy of the factory!

Our client is a well-established business who have an international presence and have a reputation of being the market leaders in their chosen field.

As Plant Manager, you will lead the site leadership team and all core operational functions including production, maintenance, projects, planning and engineering and it will be your duty to ensure the smooth running of the factory.

To be a success in this role, you’ll will need to be an influential and empathetic leader offering mentorship and coaching to the team where required, whilst also ensuring all site KPIs of safety, quality, OEE etc. are achieved, driving operational excellence across the factory.

The Plant Manager will manage the sites budget as well as the 5-year capital investment plan in line with business priorities. You will often be the face of the company so must be commercially capable.

To be considered for this role you will have site leadership experience (ideally) within the FMCG sector and have a great working knowledge of the process industry, ideally within food and or chemicals.

You will need to be ambitious, analytical, and strategic in your approach to mirror what this company is all about!

If this sounds like a business, you would like to work for and you feel you have the right skills and attributes then please apply to Daniel!