Senior Production Manager – Nickel Refinery (COMAH)

Acorn by Synergie; Glais; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cover

Pension contributions

Bonus

Life cover

Share participation

Job summary

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting a seasoned Production Manager for the Clydach Nickel Refinery in Swansea, a COMAH site within Vale Base Metals. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on safe production, reliability and cost efficiency, while reporting to UK Operations leadership.

The role requires strong process safety knowledge, senior leadership experience in manufacturing, and the ability to drive improvement in a complex, highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience managing teams and delivering performance through coaching, mentoring and development.
• Experience operating at a strategic level, ideally as part of a senior leadership team.
• Demonstrable experience working within a COMAH-regulated or major hazard environment.
• Strong understanding of process safety management and major hazard risk principles.
• Experience leading change and supporting operational transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Production department to ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation of refinery assets.
• Develop people and build capability across the Production team with clear expectations and accountability.
• Embed robust change management and continuous improvement across operations and safety performance.
• Balance day-to-day delivery with a 2–5 year strategic horizon to optimise resources and costs.
• Interface with regulators, customers and external partners to maintain compliance and performance.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Process safety

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in STEM

Leadership & Management qualification

NEBOSH General Certificate in Safety Management

Job description

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting a seasoned Production Manager for the Clydach Nickel Refinery in Swansea, a COMAH site within Vale Base Metals. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on safe production, reliability and cost efficiency, while reporting to UK Operations leadership.

The role requires strong process safety knowledge, senior leadership experience in manufacturing, and the ability to drive improvement in a complex, highly regulated environment.