General Manager

HEYSHAM PORT LTD; Barrow-upon-Humber; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension scheme 10% matched

Flexible benefits

Learning & development

Employee assistance

Job summary

Peel Ports Logistics in Barrow-upon-Humber is seeking a General Manager to provide strong leadership and full accountability for the terminal’s financial performance, including revenue, P&L, cost control and budget ownership. You will ensure operations meet revenue and EBITDA targets through disciplined fiscal and operational management.

You will drive the terminal strategy, uphold high standards of environment, health and safety, operational excellence and customer service, while building

Qualifications

• Strong commercial understanding of ports, maritime and logistics sectors.
• Experience within port, terminal or bulk handling operations.
• Strong financial awareness including revenue delivery, cost control and budgets.
• Proven leadership experience within an operational management role.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborative, team-focused mindset with continuous improvement focus.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification is essential.
• A full, valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and accountability for the terminal’s financial performance.
• Drive the terminal strategy and ensure disciplined operational management.
• Support planning and delivery of capital investment programmes.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to support reliable service delivery.
• Collaborate with wider teams to meet operational requirements and growth.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Port/terminal operations

Financial management

Stakeholder communication

Team development

IOSH Managing Safely

Driving licence

Job description

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General Manager

Date: 1 Aug 2026

Location: Barrow- Upon- Humber, GB, DN19 7RY

Vacancy

Your role

In this role, you will provide strong leadership and hold full accountability for the Terminal’s financial performance, including revenue delivery, P&L, management, cost control and budget ownership. You will ensure the terminal operates efficiently, meeting revenue and EBITDA targets through disciplined financial and operational management.

You will drive the terminal strategy, uploading high standards of Environment, Health and Safety, operational excellence and customer service. You will also build and maintain strong customer relationships to support reliable service delivery and long-term growth.

Working collaboratively with wider teams, you will support the planning and delivery of capital investment programmes that meet operational requirements and enable the terminal’s long‑term development.

What you'll bring

You will bring:

• Strong commercial understanding of the ports, maritime, transport and logistics sector, ideally with an engineering background or understanding of operational engineering
• Experience within port, terminal or bulk handling operations
• Strong financial awareness including revenue delivery, cost control, budget management and P&L accountability
• Proven leadership experience within an operational management role
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently across internal and external stakeholder groups
• A collaborative, team focused mindset, committed to continuous improvement and employee development
• Solid understanding of environment, health and safety management, with IOSH Managing Safely certification being essential
• A full, valid driving licence

Who are we?

By joining Peel Ports Logistics, you will be part of an ambitious organisation who has invested over £1billion into key projects to future proof our business, creating 1000s of jobs for local communities along the way. These investments mean we are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.It’s not only our infrastructure we are investing in, we are big believers in investing in our people. We are constantly looking for opportunities to help our people grow and develop by offering training, development, and apprenticeship opportunities in a range of areas including Operations, Marine, Engineering, HR, IT, Accountancy, plus many more!

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Matched Contribution Pension Scheme up to 10%
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!