At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead daily operations, develop teams, and enhance business culture in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Established steel manufacturing business under new ownership, ready for transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, benefits package, and the chance to shape the future of the company.
- Other info: This is a unique opportunity to create and influence a brand-new management structure.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by building a positive culture and driving growth.
- Qualifications: Experience in steel manufacturing, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
£50,000 – £60,000 plus benefits
Littlehampton, West Sussex
Winberry are working exclusively with an established steel manufacturing and fabrication business in West Sussex, now under new ownership, to appoint a General Manager who can make a genuine impact. This is a brand-new position, giving you the opportunity to shape how the business operates, develop the team, influence the culture and help drive the next stage of its growth.
You’ll be a hands-on, visible leader working closely with the owners, taking responsibility for day-to-day operations while bringing structure, accountability and commercial focus to the business.
The role
- Day-to-day operations, workflow and resource planning
- Leading, developing and getting the best from an established team
- Creating a positive, accountable and collaborative culture
- Customer relationships and operational problem-solving
- Taking customer enquiries through to accurate, commercially viable quotations
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Improving processes, communication and operational efficiency
- Supporting commercial performance and business growth
- Working closely with the owners to shape the future direction of the business
What we're looking for
- We’re looking for an experienced manager from a steel manufacturing, flashings and fabrication or engineering environment who combines strong operational and people leadership with genuine commercial understanding.
- Proven quotation experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment – this is essential
- The ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical information
- Experience managing and developing people
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to motivate a team and get the best from people
- A practical, hands-on approach to management
- Strong commercial awareness and problem-solving ability
- Experience or knowledge of powder coating processes would be advantageous
Why this role?
This isn’t a case of stepping into an established management structure and simply maintaining the status quo. You’ll have the opportunity to build it. With new ownership and a newly created position, your ideas, leadership and approach will have a genuine influence on the business. If you’re someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving the way things work and creating a great environment for people to succeed, this could be an exciting next step. A newly created role. A new chapter. Your opportunity to shape it.
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