General Manager

The Curve Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Performance-based bonus

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm is seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee operations, ensure quality standards, and drive process improvement in a secure environment. This role requires proven management of high-value assembly processes and a track record of developing skilled teams. Responsibilities include leadership of factory operations, compliance with health and safety legislation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Candidates must have strong technical knowledge and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in factory or manufacturing management.
• Proven experience managing high-value, complex assembly operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality control, and supply chain operations.
• A track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and day-to-day management of factory operations.
• Ensure production plans and schedules are delivered safely and on time.
• Maintain and enforce robust quality assurance standards.
• Drive process improvement through lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety legislation.
• Manage factory budgets and cost control.
• Lead and develop a skilled workforce.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, and Logistics for delivery.

Skills

Factory or manufacturing management

Managing complex assembly operations

Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes

Quality control

Supply chain operations

Leadership skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Benefits:

Pension scheme, private healthcare, performance-based bonus, competitive benefits package

Contract:

Full-time, Permanent

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable General Manager to lead the production of high-value, large-scale, and technically complex products. Each product is delivered through a complex, long-duration assembly process, requiring excellent operational oversight, uncompromising quality standards, and disciplined leadership.

This is a senior operational role within a secure manufacturing environment, responsible for end-to-end factory performance, people leadership, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and day-to-day management of factory operations
• Ensure production plans and schedules are delivered safely, on time, and to specification
• Maintain and enforce robust quality assurance standards across complex assembly processes
• Drive process improvement through lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with all UK Health & Safety legislation and internal policies
• Manage factory budgets, cost control, and efficient resource allocation
• Lead, motivate, and develop a skilled workforce, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence
• Work closely with Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, and end customer to ensure seamless coordination and delivery

About You:

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience in factory or manufacturing management
• Proven experience managing high-value, complex assembly operations
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality control, and supply chain operations
• A track record of leading and developing high-performing teams
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills

Please note that any offer of employment is conditional upon successful completion of BPSS and SC clearance. This requires the applicant to be a sole British National with a minimum of five years’ continuous UK address history, typically with no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside the UK.

Please note applications will be reviewed in January after the Christmas break.