Role Overview
This company employs circa 500 people across their facilities in the North West, and their customer base includes UK and European retailers and global consumer brands.
Sustainability is a key component of the business’s strategy, extending to all areas of its operations.
The site is a world-class, purpose-built facility with automation throughout its processes. Currently, it employs circa 235 colleagues and operates 6 production lines on a 24/7 basis.
The business strives to support and empower employees, with 50% of the team having over 5 years’ service and circa 30% having more than 10 years with the company.
Plant Manager Role
The Plant Manager will be responsible for all elements of factory performance, including production, maintenance, mixing, and quality/hygiene standards. This role is a senior leadership position.
The team structure is matrix-based, with manufacturing, mixing, maintenance, and H&S reporting directly into this role, while support functions (planning & supply chain, quality, HR) report on a dotted line basis.
You will work with cross-business stakeholders to determine and deliver plans to ensure the factory achieves its objectives and deliverables, striving for excellence and embedding a positive culture of continuous improvement.
As an excellent people manager, you will motivate your teams through regular and effective communication, training development, and performance management. You will provide coaching, mentoring, observation, and review to develop a responsive, agile, efficient, and capable factory leadership team.
Driving a safety culture will be paramount, with a goal of delivering no lost time accidents and reducing minor incidents. You will also implement a successful continuous improvement strategy and collaborate with engineering and quality functions to ensure the highest level of manufacturing efficiency and product integrity. You will have budget responsibility for the factory, ensuring profitable performance.
The Ideal Plant Manager
* The successful candidate will have a strong track record in factory leadership in a fast-moving, private-label manufacturing environment.
* The Plant Manager must believe in the potential of people and maximize the contribution of all team members.
* The Plant Manager must be an inspirational leader with a history of delivering a culture of excellence across their teams, having coached, mentored, and improved performance.
* Technically, you will be an expert in leading a fast-paced manufacturing environment, overseeing multiple functions, including engineering, H&S, and liquid manufacture. You will have successfully implemented a lean manufacturing strategy.
* Ideally, you will have a degree in a relevant area such as engineering/manufacturing, operational management, quality, or equivalent.
Package
* Role reports into the Managing Director.
* Package from (Apply online only)k depending on experience.
* Car allowance of £9k.
* Pension contributions at 8% employer (increasing to 9% after 5 years).
* Bonus scheme at 15% (not guaranteed and based on business performance).
* Life insurance x 2 base increasing to x 4 after 5 years.
* Holidays at 23 days plus statutory, increasing to 25 plus statutory.
ADR Specialists Ltd are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.
Job Info
Job Title:
Company: CV-Library
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Posted:
Closes:
Sector: Manufacturing & Surveying
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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