Site Manager in Spennymoor

Spennymoor Full-Time On-site

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We’re looking for an experienced Site Manager to lead our Spennymoor site, overseeing transport, plant operations, administration and customer service. You’ll be a confident people leader with the technical understanding to manage an operation involving heavy-duty machinery and the commercial awareness to manage budgets, control costs and deliver strong financial performance—all while keeping the site running safely and efficiently.

Combining hands-on leadership with commercial and financial accountability, you’ll lead managers and operational colleagues, develop a capable and engaged workforce, and ensure the site delivers against its budget and service commitments.

Owning the site’s P&L, with accountability for delivering annual budget, profitability and operational performance targets.
Developing and managing the annual site budget, reviewing monthly financial performance and taking corrective action to address variances.
Leading the transport, plant operations, administration and customer service teams, ensuring clear priorities, effective coordination and accountability.
Controlling labour, transport, maintenance and other operating costs, aligning resources with volumes and identifying opportunities to improve productivity and profitability.
Overseeing the safe and efficient operation of heavy-duty plant machinery and processing equipment, ensuring effective maintenance, statutory inspections and timely resolution of breakdowns to minimise downtime.
Managing transport and distribution performance to support reliable collections, deliveries and delivery-in-full-and-on-time targets.
Ensuring administration and customer service activities support accurate records, timely communication and effective resolution of customer issues.
Leading, motivating and developing managers and frontline operational colleagues through clear expectations, regular feedback and performance management.
Maintaining high standards of health and safety, environmental compliance, quality and housekeeping, working closely with SHEQ leads.
Ensuring readiness for external audits, including ISO, Environment Agency and health and safety audits, alongside duty of care visits.
Managing third-party suppliers and contractors involved in equipment testing, maintenance and other site services.
Partnering with People & Culture on recruitment, retention, development and succession planning.
Working with Commercial teams to assess site capacity and resource requirements for new business and changing volumes.
Ensuring daily completion of the Plant Site Diary and maintaining accurate, auditable asset tracking, including achieving 99% scan accuracy.
Presenting financial and operational results at monthly regional business reviews, with clear actions to address performance gaps.
Championing Sharpsmart’s culture and driving continuous improvement across the site.

What you'll bring

Proven experience leading an operational, industrial or processing site, with direct responsibility for P&L and budget delivery.
Experience overseeing multiple functions, including transport, plant operations, administration and customer service.
Experience managing an environment involving heavy-duty machinery, with the technical understanding to oversee safe operation, preventative maintenance and equipment reliability.
Strong financial and commercial awareness, including the ability to interpret P&L reports, understand cost drivers and act on variances.
A track record of improving productivity, controlling costs and delivering financial and operational targets.
Excellent people-management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and develop both managers and frontline operational teams.
A strong commitment to safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
Confident communication and stakeholder-management skills.
A practical, accountable approach to problem-solving, continuous improvement and project delivery.
The drive to develop your team, improve site performance and progress.
45 hour working week Monday to Friday - usual working hours 6am-4pm

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.