Sawmill Manager

The role:

The Sawmill Manager reports to the Group Operations Director and is responsible for the overall management & future development of the areas of production, maintenance and administration, including:

1. Optimisation of existing plant and performance improvement in newly installed production equipment
2. Legal, environmental and occupational safety compliance at the site
3. Projects in the area of technology and organisation in cooperation with other sawmills and manufacturing entities in the Group

The mill currently has a team of approximately 185 people and the Mill Manager will oversee and monitor all aspects of operations and staffing, including health and safety, recruitment and training.

The Mill Manager is also responsible for preparing budgets and regular forecasts, ensuring that all sawn timber products meet customer specifications and that plant, equipment, yard and buildings are maintained in a planned and cost-effective way whilst carrying out regular reviews of delivery performance and customer comments.

Key requirements:

Potential candidates for this job will be able to demonstrate a strong, cooperative, predictable and goal-oriented leadership track record, the ability to influence others and lead the team to reach defined objectives.

Applicants should have:

1. A relevant technical education preferably to degree level (Level 6) in the field of wood technology, mechanical engineering or equivalent
2. Several years of professional experience in a comparable management function in an industrial environment
3. Sound technical competence as well as proven business knowledge in the field of budgets, investment planning and data analysis
4. Confident handling common IT/ERP solutions
5. Excellent organisational and communication skills

This is a fantastic opportunity for a self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong record of commercial acumen to join a forward thinking and fast paced organisation at a sawmill where we have extensive plans for future growth through capital investment.

Our Offer:

Excellent salary and benefits, including Company Car, Group Personal Pension Plan and Private Medical Insurance.

Individual training and development lasting several months to provide the best possible chance of success.

Long-term opportunity to grow within an internationally successful, family-owned group of companies.

Who we are:

BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.

We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.

BSW operates as a collection of experts – an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.

With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.

Interested? Click APPLY to be directed to our careers portal.

Closing date – 18th February 2025 (Internal), 21st February 2025 (External)

The Company’s Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on

#J-18808-Ljbffr