Plant Manager

Listgrove Ltd

Telford

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Listgrove Ltd in Telford, UK seeks an experienced Plant Manager to lead two sites with 24/7 manufacturing, extrusion, conversion, and packaging operations. You will translate business plans into disciplined daily execution, develop leadership, and drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

The role requires strong operations management experience in high-volume manufacturing, a Bachelor's degree, and a proven track record in improving efficiency, safety, and cost control across

Qualifications

5+ years of operations management experience in high-volume manufacturing or plastics processing.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Strong understanding of warehousing and logistics processes.
Proven track record of improving operational efficiencies in an industrial setting.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, permits and risk assessments.
Set clear safety standards and lead by example; ensure hazards are reported and addressed.
Maintain systems for product safety, traceability and audit readiness.
Lead daily and weekly site performance reviews with structured countermeasures.
Improve OEE, throughput, material yield and manpower productivity through stable processes.
Drive flexible automation and digitalisation to increase productivity on end-of-line activities.
Advance cross-functional collaboration and deliver key projects.
Foster constructive two-way communication and engagement at all levels.

Skills

Operations management

Leadership

Continuous improvement

HSE awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Plant Manager

Based in Telford, Shropshire

Job ref: AZ/65231

JOB PURPOSE:

As a Plant Manager you will assume overall oversight, and responsibility for the site operations to ensure the achievement of operational targets. The role leads 24/7 manufacturing across two proximate sites for blown film extrusion & converting, Aluminum foil and cling-film rewinding, and translating business plans into disciplined daily execution.

As the senior site leader, the Plant Manager develops the leadership team and creates a culture of ownership, continuous improvement and constructive employee engagement.

He/She acts as the senior representative at the Telford site and owns the site's performance-management rhythm. The role is accountable for delivering, within the approved operating and capital budgets.

Customer Service
Quality
Cost
People
EHS objectives

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure compliance with applicable health, safety and environmental legislation, permits, risk assessments, contractor controls, and company standards.

Set clear standards for safe behaviour and visible leadership; ensure hazards, near misses and incidents are reported, investigated and acted upon promptly.

Maintain effective systems for product safety, traceability and audit readiness, including applicable customer and regulatory standards.

Lead daily and weekly performance reviews for the site through structured tier meetings and timely countermeasures

Improve Plant OEE, throughput, material yield and manpower productivity through stable processes, good engineering standards and disciplined loss analysis to reduce overall cost of goods sold

Drive flexible automation, digitalisation to increase productivity particularly on End of Line manual intensive activities.

Increase the pace of execution of key projects driving cross-functional collaboration and instilling a "can do" culture

Create constructive two-way communication with employees and representatives, strengthening engagement, problem solving and ownership at every level.

Contribute to Group initiatives, share and implement good practice with/from other sites.

Drive supply chain excellence, to reduce the cost to serve, optimising warehousing and logistic process.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrable 5+ years of operations management experience preferably within a high volume manufacturing or plastic processing environment (extrusion, injection molding etc. ) supplying own brand products to customers.

Bachelor’s degree

Understanding of supply chain processes particularly on warehousing & logistics

Proven track record in improving operational efficiencies in an industrial set-up

KEY INTERFACES FOR ROLE:

Executive Leadership Team

Senior Leadership Team

Group functions – Procurement, Commercial. Finance, Engineering, HR, HSE, Quality and Supply Chain

Own team

Local authorities (when required)

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Site Productivity

Cost per ton, Material variance/yield

OEE & Waste

Asset Reliability & Maintenance

Safety & Environment

Service & Quality

Please understand that due to the expected high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the role is located. Evidence of the right to work may be required during the recruitment process

For reasons of readability, gender-specific language has been simplified. All references to individuals apply equally to people of all genders.

Why select Listgrove?