Plant Manager

First Technical Recruitment; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in North Wales seeks an experienced Plant Manager to oversee day-to-day operations and ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards. As a critical leadership role, the ideal candidate will have significant experience in plant management and a strong technical background in energy generation or heavy industry. Competitive salary and excellent benefits are offered along with career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in plant or site management roles within industrial or generation settings.
• Excellent knowledge of maintenance, operations, and safety systems.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of the site’s business plan, ensuring safe and efficient operations.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and internal standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in performance, maintenance, and risk management.

Skills

Leadership and team coordination

Knowledge of maintenance and operations

Financial acumen

Proactive risk management

Job description

Overview

Plant Manager – Energy Generation

Location: North Wales

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

We are delighted to be supporting a key organisation in the energy sector to recruit a Plant Manager for a power generation facility based in North Wales.

This is a standout leadership opportunity for an experienced and driven individual to take ownership of day-to-day operations, safety, compliance, and long-term performance at a nationally significant site.

This is a critical position with real influence and responsibility — ideal for a candidate looking to lead a technically complex site and contribute to the UK\'s energy resilience and low-carbon future.

Responsibilities

• As Plant Manager, provide visible leadership across all site operations and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory and internal standards; deliver key business objectives around production, reliability, safety, and cost control.
• Play a key role on the Senior Leadership Team contributing to wider business strategy and performance alignment.
• Oversee all daily activities on site, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations.
• Lead the execution of the site\'s business plan, including the delivery of production and reliability KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement in performance, maintenance, and risk management.
• Manage site budgets, reporting, and planning activities aligned to the business strategy.
• Ensure full compliance with quality, health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Lead the planning and delivery of outages, from minor interventions to major works.
• Act as Location Manager under company safety rules, including oversight of authorisations and incident management.
• Build strong working relationships across internal departments and with key external stakeholders.
• Promote and embed a proactive, high-performance safety culture across the site.
• Represent the site at operational leadership forums and support integration with broader organisational objectives.

About You

We are looking for an experienced operational leader with a strong technical background and a proven track record in managing complex, high-risk environments — ideally within energy generation or heavy industry.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in plant or site management roles within industrial or generation settings.
• Excellent knowledge of maintenance, operations, and safety systems.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills.
• Financial acumen and experience managing budgets and cost centres.
• Knowledge of high-voltage systems (up to 400kV) is advantageous.
• A proactive approach to risk management and problem-solving.
• Confidence in representing site operations at senior level.

What’s on Offer

• A key leadership role in one of the UK\'s most critical energy generation assets.
• Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Career progression opportunities within a respected and forward-thinking organisation.
• A chance to live and work in one of the UK\'s most scenic regions.

Ready to Apply?

If you are an experienced Plant Manager (or experienced operations leader ready to step into this level), and you\'re excited by the opportunity to lead a high-performing team at a major UK energy site, we’d love to hear from you.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for [role] looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.