Plant Manager - South Lanarkshire

Recruitme; Scotland; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitme in the United Kingdom is seeking an exceptional Plant Manager to take ownership of a complex industrial operation during a period of change and performance improvement. This is first and foremost a leadership role, with a strong focus on delivering safety, reliability and superior site performance.

You will provide visible leadership to an established workforce, drive cultural and operational change, and ensure clear expectations, accountability and KPIs across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience leading sizeable or complex operational teams
• Experience delivering cultural, behavioural and organisational change
• Strong employee engagement and workforce-management capability
• Commercial and operational credibility
• Experience improving safety, reliability and site performance

Responsibilities

• Providing visible and credible leadership across the site
• Leading the workforce through significant cultural and operational change
• Establishing clear expectations, accountability and performance standards
• Addressing difficult people issues confidently, consistently and fairly
• Improving engagement while challenging resistance and underperformance
• Strengthening health, safety and environmental culture
• Improving operational reliability, efficiency and output
• Delivering against contractual, commercial and operational KPIs
• Developing a capable and accountable site leadership team
• Communicating effectively from the operational workforce through to Board level

Job description

UP TO £,+ salary + performance-related bonus

We are recruiting an exceptional Plant Manager to take ownership of a complex industrial operation entering a significant period of change, investment and performance improvement.

This is first and foremost a leadership role.

The successful candidate will provide strong, visible and consistent leadership to an established operational workforce. You will bring clarity, accountability and direction to the site while building greater engagement, raising standards and creating a stronger performance culture.

We are open to senior leaders from manufacturing, pharma, engineering, waste, chemicals, food production, power or another complex industrial environment.

What matters most is your ability to lead people, manage change and improve the performance of a demanding operational site.

The opportunity

As Plant Manager, you will take full leadership responsibility for the operation, working closely with the Board, senior stakeholders and the asset owner.

Your priorities will include:

• Providing visible and credible leadership across the site
• Leading the workforce through significant cultural and operational change
• Establishing clear expectations, accountability and performance standards
• Addressing difficult people issues confidently, consistently and fairly
• Improving engagement while challenging resistance and underperformance
• Strengthening health, safety and environmental culture
• Improving operational reliability, efficiency and output
• Delivering against contractual, commercial and operational KPIs
• Developing a capable and accountable site leadership team
• Communicating effectively from the operational workforce through to Board level

The person

We are looking for an accomplished senior operational leader with experience managing a complex, regulated or safety-critical site.

You may currently be working as a:

• Head of Operations

You will need to demonstrate:

• A strong record of leading sizeable or complex operational teams
• Experience delivering cultural, behavioural and organisational change
• The confidence to challenge poor performance and established behaviours
• Strong employee engagement and workforce-management capability
• Commercial and operational credibility
• Experience improving safety, reliability and site performance
• A calm, resilient and highly visible leadership style
• The ability to make difficult decisions and bring people with you

This is not a role for someone looking simply to maintain an existing operation.

It is an opportunity to shape the future of the site, transform its culture and make a substantial and visible impact.

The package includes a salary of more than £, plus a performance-related bonus.

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