Plant Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer is seeking an experienced Plant Manager for their facility in South Wales. This role involves running the plant, making key decisions, and providing strategic leadership across operations, finance, and technical direction. The ideal candidate will have a strong process engineering background and experience in manufacturing, focused on improving culture and implementing business process improvements. This position offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Benefits

Salary £90,000 - £110,000

Car Allowance or Company Car

15% Bonus

Healthcare

Pension

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Experience leading a manufacturing plant as a Plant Manager or Managing Director.
• Proven record of implementing new business process improvements.
• Ability to enhance business culture and develop processes.

Responsibilities

• Run the plant and make key business decisions.
• Provide leadership in strategy, finance, and operations.
• Implement KPIs and streamline manufacturing processes.
• Create strategic partnerships for competitive advantage.

Skills

Process engineering background

Leadership capability

Experience in manufacturing

Job description

Benefits Package:

• Salary £90,000 - £110,000
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• 15% Bonus
• Relocate to Mid Wales for a lifestyle change
• Healthcare
• Pension
• Plus excellent benefits

A leading manufacturer of components and assemblies is looking to recruit a Plant Manager at their South Wales facility to lead and manage all related tasks on site. The company are well positioned in the market place supplying into the Automotive sector and heavily working with Electric Vehicles, this global business is thriving right now and looking for a Plant Manager to really implement change, improve the culture and take the company into new areas. You would be joining the business and a time where you could make significant change and play a major role in moving the company forward.

Role & Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for running the plant and signing off on key decisions across the business
• Provide the leadership, strategic, financial, operational, commercial and technical direction across the business in order to deliver the expectations for planned future growth
• Lead the development and implementation of company strategy and business plans
• Provide influential leadership across the business, support, develop and manage the team with a "can do" approach
• Agree budgets and robust forecasts for the business with appropriate metrics; allocate resources and make any corrective mid-course corrections as required
• Implement KPIs and drive through change in manufacturing, engineering & supply chain processes to reduce lead times and costs
• Target and initiate collaborative strategic business partnerships for competitive advantage

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• A strong process engineering background with experience in leading a manufacturing plant as a Plant Manager or a Managing Director
• Experience of proposing & implementing new ideas regarding simplification and improvement to business processes
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is essential
• Strong leadership capability to improve the business culture and develop the company processes moving forward

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

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