Plant Manager

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

Job summary

A key recruitment organization in the energy sector is seeking a Plant Manager for a power generation facility in North Wales. This leadership position requires an experienced individual to oversee site operations, ensuring safety, compliance, and optimal performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and experience in managing complex, high-risk environments, aiming to contribute to the UK's energy resilience. The role offers a competitive salary and career progression opportunities in a scenic region.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Scenic location

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

• Oversee all daily activities on site, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations.
• Lead the execution of the site’s business plan, including delivery of production and reliability KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement in performance, maintenance, and risk management.

Skills

Plant or site management

Team coordination

Risk management

Financial acumen

Knowledge of high-voltage systems

Job description

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.

About the Role:

As Plant Manager, you will provide visible leadership across all site operations. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, ensure full compliance with statutory and internal standards, and be responsible for delivering key business objectives around production, reliability, safety, and cost control.

You will play a key role on the Senior Leadership Team contributing to wider business strategy and performance alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.