Plant Operations Manager

Premier Technical Recruitment; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Plant Operations Manager for a chemical manufacturing facility in Crawley. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of HND level in engineering, strong safety focus, and excellent leadership skills to guide a site production team. Responsibilities include overseeing operations, compliance with safety standards, and driving continuous improvement. The role offers an executive salary and exceptional benefits.

Benefits

Executive salary

Car allowance

Exceptional benefits

Qualifications

• At least HND level or above in a relevant engineering discipline.
• NEBOSH certification is advantageous.
• Strong communication and influencing skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Guide and develop a forward-thinking site production team.
• Oversee daily cylinder filling and handling operations.
• Manage daily production and maintenance.

Skills

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Strong safety focus

Organisational skills

Education

HND level or above in a relevant engineering discipline

NEBOSH certification

Job description

Overview

Plant Operations Manager – Crawley, West Sussex

Executive Salary + car allowance + exceptional benefits

Our client is part of a multi-billion-pound global organisation employing more than 70,000 staff in over one hundred countries and are recognised market leaders in their niche manufacturing sector. As a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit a dynamic and experienced Plant Operations Manager to complement their established and professional team at their Crawley chemical manufacturing facility.

Tasked with guiding and developing a forward thinking and dedicated site production team, as Plant Operations Manager you will ensure that all activities run efficiently and safely and meet the needs of the customer - bringing out the best in both people and equipment whilst safeguarding the site by taking ownership of its infrastructure, security, assets, and emergency systems, ensuring everything runs seamlessly and downtimes are minimised.

You will be responsible for overseeing the daily cylinder filling and handling operations in order to ensure the site operates efficiently, safely, and sustainably, whilst building positive partnerships and ensuring objectives are achieved, and will champion safety and quality at all times by inspiring high standards in SHEQ leadership, leading safety committees and audits and ensuring compliance with regulations and embedding best practices throughout the facility.

Additionally you will oversee all aspects of daily production and maintenance, managing resources and budgets to achieve and exceed targets whilst maintaining the highest safety and compliance standards, and as a champion of continuous improvement, you will innovate and improve both processes and productivity while inspiring and empowering fellow members of the team to achieve the same.

To be considered for this varied and challenging Plant Operations Manager role you will realistically be qualified to at least HND level or above in a relevant engineering discipline (with NEBOSH certification proving distinctly advantageous) and demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels in order to develop and maintain positive internal and external relationships.

You will be highly safety conscious and role model your working knowledge of Health and Safety practices and ISO standards to ensure safety, consistency, and compliance in all areas of the facility, with excellent organisational skills and a proactive approach in an often-pressurised environment.

Contact the Production Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to for further details

Responsibilities

• Guide and develop a forward-thinking site production team; ensure activities run efficiently and safely; safeguard site infrastructure, security, assets, and emergency systems; minimise downtime.
• Oversee daily cylinder filling and handling operations to ensure efficient, safe, and sustainable site operations; lead safety leadership, committees, audits and regulatory compliance; embed best practices.
• Oversee daily production and maintenance; manage resources and budgets to achieve and exceed targets while maintaining safety and compliance; drive continuous improvement and empower team members.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: at least HND level or above in a relevant engineering discipline; NEBOSH certification advantageous.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to develop and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Strong safety focus with working knowledge of Health and Safety practices and ISO standards; highly organised with a proactive approach in a high-pressured environment.