Plant Manager – UK | Industrial Manufacturing
We are currently looking for an experienced Plant Manage r to lead operations within a well-established industrial manufacturing environment in the UK.
This is a key leadership role within an international and matrix organisation, offering the opportunity to drive operational performance, develop teams, and play a critical role in shaping plant performance and continuous improvement.
Your mission
Lead and optimise plant operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production, while fostering a strong performance culture and working closely with central functions .
Key responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day plant operations, ensuring production targets in terms of volume, quality, and delivery are consistently achieved.
- Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, efficiency optimisation, and performance monitoring.Promote a strong safety-first culture, ensuring compliance with HSE standards.
- Ensure alignment with quality standards and support the implementation of quality processes at plant level, working closely with central teams.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain to align production capacity, material availability, and customer demand.
- Oversee plant financial performance, including cost control and productivity improvements.
- Lead, coach, and develop teams, fostering a high-performance and accountable culture.
- Work effectively within a matrix structure, collaborating with central functions such as Quality, Supply Chain, HR, and Finance, which maintain their own reportinglin es.
What we’re looking for...
- More than 10 years of experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
- Proven experience in plant or operations management roles.
- Engineering or technicaldegree.
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
- Strong background in problem-solving and root cause analysis.
- Leadership skills with the ability to engage, develop, and influence teams.
- Hands-on mindset with strong understanding of industrial operations and trouble shooting.
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, matrix environm ents.
What’son offer
A senior leadership position within an international industrial environment, where you will have a direct impact on operations, people, and performance.
