Plant Manager

Altera Recruitment Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Birmingham seeks an experienced Plant Manager to oversee operations in a critical facility. This role demands strong leadership, a minimum of five years' senior operational management experience, and advanced technical knowledge in energy processes. The successful candidate will enhance operational performance, maintain safety and compliance, and develop a capable team. This position offers a competitive salary and excellent prospects for professional growth within a stable working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for professional growth

Supportive professional working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years senior operational management experience ideally within power generation or waste-to-energy sectors.
• Strong knowledge of safety, environmental and quality management frameworks.
• Proven leadership skills managing teams and driving performance.
• Advanced technical understanding of boilers, turbines, or steam-cycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership of all plant operations ensuring safe and efficient performance.
• Maintain oversight of operational KPIs and drive performance improvements.
• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team fostering a proactive culture.
• Manage annual budgets and support maintenance planning.
• Act as main point of contact for external stakeholders.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Expense Management

Continuous Improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Management Experience

Food Processing

Operations Management

Production Management

Budgeting

Plant Management

Manufacturing

Education

Relevant technical qualifications (engineering or operations)

Job description

Job Description

Plant Manager

Altera Recruitment Group is partnering with a well-established operator in the energy and waste-recovery sector to appoint an experienced Plant Manager for a major facility in Birmingham. This Plant Manager role is responsible for overall operational performance regulatory compliance and team development ensuring the site achieves high levels of reliability safety and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities Plant Manager

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership of all plant operations ensuring safe compliant and efficient performance across the facility.
• Maintain full oversight of operational KPIs environmental obligations and reporting requirements driving performance that meets or exceeds contractual and regulatory standards.
• Lead mentor and develop a multi-disciplinary team fostering a proactive culture focused on safety accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage annual budgets oversee expenditure and support maintenance planning outage coordination and long-term asset optimisation.
• Act as the main point of contact for external stakeholders including regulators suppliers and corporate functions ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of five years senior operational management experience ideally within power generation waste-to-energy or other complex process-plant environments.
• Strong working knowledge of safety environmental and quality management frameworks with experience implementing and improving integrated management systems.
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing teams driving performance and embedding high standards across operations.
• Advanced technical understanding of boilers turbines gasification or steam-cycle processes and associated auxiliary plant systems.
• Relevant technical qualifications (engineering or operations) with additional H&S or environmental certifications (e.g. IOSH NEBOSH IEMA BOAS) considered advantageous.

Whats on Offer

• Competitive salary in the range of depending on experience.
• A high-profile leadership role within a critical energy and waste-recovery facility with long-term operational stability.
• Opportunities for professional growth through ongoing training development programmes and collaboration across a wider group network.
• A supportive professional working environment with a strong focus on safety innovation and team engagement.
• The chance to influence strategic decision-making and contribute to impactful performance improvements across a nationally recognised site.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Expense Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Six Sigma
• Management Experience
• Food Processing
• Operations Management
• Production Management
• Budgeting
• Plant Management
• Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 70000 - 75000