General Manager – Service & Manufacturing, Growth & Profit

Precision People; Leicester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision People is recruiting a General Manager to lead an established engineering operation in Hinckley, Leicestershire. With ~25 staff, this role sits within a thriving, international engineering group and offers a structured handover as the current site leader evolves into wider group leadership.

You will assume full control of operations, including manufacturing, service, engineering delivery, people leadership and financials, with scope to grow the site for larger projects.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of manufacturing or engineering teams.
• Strong track record in improving productivity and profitability.
• Experience running one-off/small-batch engineering projects.
• Budget responsibility and P&L oversight.
• Good understanding of ERP and operational data.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing, service and engineering delivery.
• Lead people and drive performance across the site.
• Own budget and P&L for the site and monitor variances.
• Manage ERP systems and analyse capacity, WIP and data.
• Ensure Quality, Health & Safety and compliance standards.
• Develop the site to handle larger, higher-value projects.

Skills

Operations leadership

P&L management

Budgeting

Manufacturing credibility

Tools

ERP

Job description

Precision People is recruiting a General Manager to lead an established engineering operation in Hinckley, Leicestershire. With ~25 staff, this role sits within a thriving, international engineering group and offers a structured handover as the current site leader evolves into wider group leadership.

You will assume full control of operations, including manufacturing, service, engineering delivery, people leadership and financials, with scope to grow the site for larger projects.