Factory I.T Manager

Site Leader – Manufacturing Location: South-East England (relocation available) Salary: £90-110,000 + great benefits and career opportunities We are seeking a motivated and experienced Site Leader – Manufacturing (Industrial) with true ambition and potential. As a key leader within their organisation, you will drive operational excellence, optimise supply chain performance, and enhance service capabilities across two sites. This role is a unique opportunity to shape and elevate their production and engineering strategies and execution. Ensuring safety, quality, efficiency, and scalability as they both continue to grow and reshape their offering for the future. You will be responsible for the overall strategic coordination, direction, implementation, and execution of operations across both sites inclusive of all production, engineering, project management, technical, health and safety and supply chain. Optimise Operations – Ensure the right talent is in place and that processes align with the business objectives. Champion a high-performance attitude, driving operational excellence across all functions. Deliver Key Business Results – Drive the achievement of annual financial, operational, and safety goals, ensuring cost efficiency and risk mitigation. Strategically Manage Third-Party Partnerships – Lead the identification, contracting, auditing, and performance management of third-party providers. Ensure these partnerships deliver on safety, service, and cost objectives while enhancing overall supply chain capabilities. Oversee Execution – Take ownership of daily operations, to ensure seamless execution and service excellence. Play a key role in scaling capabilities to support business growth, new supplier integration, and product expansion. Site Transformation – Identify areas for change, create the strategy and deliver the change programmes that will raise the bar Provide leadership and direction to site management and teams, fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Identify and implement best practices for preventive maintenance, safety, unit turn overs, timely completion of work orders, and operational efficiency. Lead renovation and capital improvement projects, enhancing the sites Evaluate and manage vendor contracts, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality service delivery. Prepare, manage, and forecast operational and capital budgets, ensuring responsible cost control, inventory management, and financial accountability. Degree educated as a minimum, with a strong progressive leadership background in operations, manufacturing, and engineering within an industrial, chemical or hazardous goods environment. If you also have experience of manufacturing leadership in FMCG this would be an advantage Proven track record of building, leading, and inspiring complex teams while balancing operational execution with strategic business objectives. Successful site transformation experience from design to delivery Deep understanding of supply chain profitability drivers and how to optimise safety, service, cost and quality to drive business success. Develops and retains top talent through coaching, feedback, and strategic growth opportunities to create a high-performing team.