Plant Operations Lead – Safety, Change & Improvement

Axians France; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bachy Soletanche in the United Kingdom seeks a senior Plant Department Manager to lead daily operations, promote safe systems of work, and drive continuous improvement across maintenance, logistics and stores. You will role-model safety leadership, manage change, and collaborate with site support functions to balance demand and capability.

The role requires proven operational-people leadership, strong organisational skills and a commitment to safety, reliability and efficiency across projects in

Qualifications

• Operational knowledge of driving maintenance, logistical and stores-based activities.
• Proven experience leading operational teams.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Ability to identify and deliver operational improvements.
• Desire to lead, mentor, and empower others.

Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day Plant Department operations, ensuring safe, efficient and productive activities.
• Embed a strong culture of compliance with safe systems of work, ensuring risks are identified, controlled, and reviewed.
• Ensure all operational change is planned, assessed, authorised, communicated, and implemented safely.
• Lead and develop Plant Department teams (Maintenance & Electrical, Logistics, and Stores), ensuring appropriate staffing, competence, and capability.
• Monitor performance against KPIs, identifying risks and improvement opportunities.
• Lead continuous improvement to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with legal, company and industry requirements.
• Support audits and ensure actions and lessons learned are embedded.
• Work closely with Site Interface Manager and other support functions to balance demand and capability.
• Lead by example, promoting Plant Department values, commitments, and expected behaviours.

Skills

Operational knowledge

Team leadership

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Process improvement

Mentoring

Job description

Bachy Soletanche in the United Kingdom seeks a senior Plant Department Manager to lead daily operations, promote safe systems of work, and drive continuous improvement across maintenance, logistics and stores. You will role-model safety leadership, manage change, and collaborate with site support functions to balance demand and capability.

The role requires proven operational-people leadership, strong organisational skills and a commitment to safety, reliability and efficiency across projects in