Plant Manager

Wallace Hind; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global packaging supplier is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead operations in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will oversee all activities to ensure a safe and efficient operation, driving performance and managing key performance indicators. The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in plant management, particularly in packaging. This position offers significant growth opportunities and the chance to work within a multinational environment with ambitious plans.

Benefits

Company Bonus

Company Car

Pension Contribution

Life Assurance

25 days holiday & Bank Holidays

Laptop & Mobile Phone

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging, preferably timber or corrugated.
• Track record of plant management.
• Experience in Turnaround situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and budgeting.
• Accountable for Health and Safety.
• Deliver production targets and manage KPIs.

Skills

Packaging experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team management

Job description

Overview

Fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Plant Manager to join a worldwide supplier of Packaging Solutions based in the West Midlands.

BASIC SALARY : £70,000 – £75,000

BENEFITS :

• Company Bonus
• Company Car
• Pension Contribution
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday & Bank Holidays
• Laptop & Mobile Phone

LOCATION : West Midlands

Commutable locations: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, Coventry, Stoke, Stafford, Dudley, Telford, Bromsgrove, Worcester

Job Description

Plant Manager, Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager – Packaging Solutions

As our Plant Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and controlling all operating activities within the business unit and ensuring the safe and efficient running of the site.

Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you will be required to deliver the strategy and plans for the business unit. You will have full operational related cost responsibility, promote and engage with key stakeholders. You will need to lead, motivate, and inspire the team to success. Ultimately, you will deliver and manage KPI’s and other measures as well as coach and train the team to develop within their roles; driving capabilities and competencies across the business unit in line with any UK wide objectives and targets.

As the leader of this unit, you will inspire confidence and belief in your team and our colleagues to be the best they can and encourage development of skills and behaviours that match our ambitions, goals, and vision of the future. Creating a positive mind-set and unified team across this unit is a priority for the success of the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively lead strategic planning, objective setting, and budgeting, taking ownership of reporting and delivering against.
• Lead and contribute to meetings and presentations as required at all levels of the organisation.
• Be accountable for Health and Safety at the site, and for all employees and visitors on it.
• Be responsible for site progress on all Health, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory standards, and compliance including Kaizen.
• Work with other members of the UK SMT on budgeting and planning, having input on the strategy and direction of the business unit.
• Ensure all business targets are met and commercial decisions are met in a prompt and timely manner.
• Deliver the budget – control of all expenses to meet budget guidelines.
• Work with the Regional General Manager, to build a future capex development plan for the business unit.
• Implement new business initiatives to drive change and performance at the site, in line with the direction of the UK SMT.
• Set and deliver upon production targets for the Company and managing key performance indicators.
• Implement and follow effective quality systems, ensuring site quality targets are met.
• Promote an inclusive culture for all personnel and associates.
• Be responsible for continuous improvement on site.
• Ensure effective leadership and performance of all functions of the site and managing available resource to achieve targets.
• Be responsible for driving high levels of organisational housekeeping to secure efficiency, safety, and quality within the site.

Person Specification

To be successful in your application, you will have :

• Experience in packaging is ideal, preferably timber or corrugated, but we will also consider other products
• Experience of Turnaround situation
• A proven track record of plant management
• Effective communication and presentation skills to work closely with management and technical staff, and IT fluency
• Good working knowledge of Continuous Improvement Methods
• Good attention to detail and be a strategic thinker

You will also

• Be a “go-getter”, very energetic and determined to succeed.
• Be ambitious and results orientated and you will have excellent people management skills
• Posses a full driving license.
• Be eligible to live and work in the UK.

This role offers significant opportunity for an ambitious, experienced professional with a desire to develop their career with a growing and forward-thinking company and group with a track record and plans for strong growth.

We want someone who is driven to succeed and looking for an opportunity to work within a multinational organisation that offers extensive freedom of action and which has room to invest and very ambitious plans.

The Company

With the backing of one of the Far East’s largest packaging companies, my client delivers high quality and service-oriented packaging to the global market. They are a part of a global network with more than 170 locations in over 20 countries worldwide. Globally they are traditionally known for heavy duty packaging solutions but in the UK and Europe, they also specialise in conventional corrugated, timber, plastics, foams and steels.

Application

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note : Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF : IP18329, Wallace Hind Selection