Site Director

Verder Scientific GmbH; Aston; Remote; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Private Medical Health Scheme

Pension plan

Lunch on site

28 days leave + statutory days

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Carbolite Gero Ltd. in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, seeks a Site Director to lead our UK site. You will own the P&L for 120 employees and approximately £20 million in revenue, guiding high‑tech R&D and manufacturing of standard and bespoke furnaces.

You will set strategy, drive performance improvements, report to HQ in Germany/Netherlands and travel internationally as needed, embodying Verder DNA and coaching senior managers to excel.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or similar required.
• Track record in a senior leadership role in engineering/manufacturing.
• Strong performance management indicators and continuous improvement focus.
• Proven leadership across multi-disciplinary teams and functions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK site with P&L responsibility for ~120 employees and £20M revenue.
• Drive operational performance and efficiency across R&D and manufacturing.
• Set strategy and coordinate with international Verder teams (Germany/Netherlands).
• Represent the site to executive leadership and manage key stakeholders.
• Travel internationally as required to support business objectives.

Skills

P&L ownership

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Engineering degree

MBA / Chartered Manager

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

Are you looking for a long-term perspective in a successfully growing, profitable company? Then you've come to the right place!

Carbolite makes a significant contribution to technological progress: We are a leading international manufacturer of innovative and reliable high-temperature furnaces, which are indispensable for production and research facilities as well as quality and analysis laboratories. As part of Verder Scientific, we belong to the German-Dutch technology group Verder, a group of companies with over 2000 employees around the globe. Design and manufacturing take place at our purpose-built facility on the outskirts of Sheffield in the beautiful Peak District National Park. We have an exciting opportunity to step in as Site Director of our UK site in the beautiful Hope Valley in the Peak District. This role will see you taking full P & L responsibility for our 120 employees and £20 million of revenue. Approximately 70% of the turnover is from worldwide export sales. The product range comprises both standard catalogue product as well as high value bespoke furnaces.

Responsibilities & what to expect:

• Focus: successfully lead a high-tech R&D and manufacturing/assembly site where standard and bespoke Capex furnaces are developed and built in an international group of companies. You own the P&L and take full responsibility of the site with 120 employees and approximately £20 Mio revenue.


• Change ownership: analysis and identification of areas of improvement and implementing strategies to increase operational performance and improve efficiency across all business areas.


• Innovation: you thrive in a high-tech environment and as sparring partner for the leadership team create an environment where the exceptional standard of innovation is not only maintained but elevated.


• Excelling in leadership: role-model inspiring leadership and embody the Verder DNA in your daily interactions on site and the wider business; coaching the managing team to excel in their strengths; embrace “enabling progress” as guiding principle of why we do what we do.


• Stakeholder interactions: transparent communication and reporting of forecasts, EBIDTA, margins etc. as well as successes and challenges to the C-suite in Germany and Netherlands as well as the German Carbolite site.


• Commercial and business acumen: strategically direct activities in response to fast changing international business and industry environments, regulations and compliance, trade.

Education and experience:

• Education: degree in engineering or similar with additional qualifications such as MBA, Chartered Engineer, Chartered Manager or Chartered Director.


• Work experience: sound experience as manufacturing / mechanical engineer and a successful track record in a senior leadership role in an engineering and/or manufacturing organisation is a requirement.


• Performance and efficiency: strong understanding of relevant performance indicators of a manufacturing business with in-house engineering, sales incl. international business and export trade.


• Continuous development: ability to identify and develop continuous improvement strategies to increase efficiency of operations, including existing engineering and manufacturing processes and project management.


• Leadership skills: an inspiring and strong leader who is able to meet employees across all business levels, and has successfully developed managers into leaders incl. finance, engineering, manufacturing, production, commercial.


• Communication skills: highly developed communication and networking skills to present reports, pipelines and forecasts as well as feedback to relevant stakeholders in HQ and the German Carbolite site.


• Additional requirements: present in Hope, travel internationally between UK and Germany and further afield as needed by the business.

What we offer:

• Salary dependent on experience and qualifications.


• Core hours are 37.50 hours per week.


• End of year performance-based bonus Scheme.


• Company Car.


• Laptop, mobile and home office setup (where relevant).


• Generous salary sacrifice pension plan with 7.5% Employer contributions and with a death in service policy.


• 28 days annual leave, plus statutory days.


• Private Medical Health Scheme.


• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme – enjoy the stunning beauty of the surrounding area.


• Sports & social events


• Access to employee assistance programme to help with life’s challenges.


• A Free Lunch on site every other week.


• Free Fresh Fruit.

Carbolite Gero Ltd. - Parsons Lane - Hope ‑ Derbyshire ‑ S33 6RB

Web: www.carbolite-gero.com