Plant General Manager - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Pivotal Recruitment Ltd

Description

Pivotal are currently working in partnership with a Global manufacturer of high quality recycled packaging. Our client are a highly reputable, well established organisation boasting over 110 sites globally with a major foothold across Europe and USA. Due to continued growth our client are now seeking an operationally led Plant Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day requirements of the business with regard to Safety, Quality, Costs and Downtime
• Create a customer focused continuous improvement culture
• Participate in the Development of a Production Strategy to improve production performance, maintenance performance, customer service and quality
• Create a culture to encourage and develop all employees with clear responsibilities and ownership
• Keep up to date with new technologies and machinery co-ordinating with the Group's Production and Logistics Director. Look for new developments in production, visiting suppliers and other plants
• Participate in the Development of the Investment Plan and People Plan which supports the Production Strategy
• Build an appropriate meeting and report structure which tracks performance against targets, and is used to review and improve performance and processes
• Build an appropriate meeting and report structure for performance management assessment of the team with action plans to be followed

Role Requirements:

• Candidates who apply will be required to hold a degree within Engineering
• Experience of managing the complete operational function within a large, fast paced manufacturing plant
• Experience within Packaging would be an advantage
• Chartered Engineer status would be a plus
• Negotiating techniques and skills, dispute resolution, etc.
• Team Management, Leadership.