Plant Manager
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £65,000 to £70,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Benefits Package! |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2025 |
| Location: | Falkirk, Scotland, FK6 6QE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 56633192 |
Summary
Join a Leading Manufacturing Team as their brand new Plant Manager! Are you ready to elevate your career and make a substantial impact in a dynamic manufacturing environment? This is your chance to lead a high-performing team, drive continuous improvement, and ensure top-tier production standards.
Why This Plant Manager Role Stands Out:
Competitive Salary: Earn up to £70k per annum, reflecting your expertise and leadership skills.
Leadership Impact: Oversee Health & Safety, Production and Engineering, Quality Control, and Continuous Improvement. Your strategic vision will shape the future of our operations.
Professional Growth: Engage in a role that demands excellence and offers opportunities for professional development, including mentoring and coaching your team.
Key Responsibilities as Plant Manager:
Health & Safety: Maintain rigorous health and safety standards, ensuring compliance with policies and legal requirements. Develop and implement safety protocols, conduct audits, and promote a culture of safety awareness.
Leadership & Team Management: Foster a culture of empowerment and ownership. Mentor and support production supervisors and operatives, driving a quality-focused culture and monitoring staff performance.
Production Management & Continuous Improvement: Deliver daily manufacturing outputs, drive KPIs, and optimize staffing and workload distribution. Promote a lean-thinking mindset and implement measures to enhance productivity and quality.
Quality Control & Process Compliance: Monitor production to detect and fix issues, enforce raw material and in-process quality checks, and implement corrective actions to improve quality targets.
Engineering, Maintenance & Downtime Reduction: Collaborate with the Engineering team to minimize downtime, oversee a Planned Preventive Maintenance program, and lead projects to introduce automation and process upgrades.
Training & Development: Regularly update the training skill matrix, conduct assessments to identify skill gaps, and develop tailored training plans. Oversee the induction process for new starters.
Cost Control & Budget Management: Ensure cost-efficient production operations, analyse operational expenses, and implement cost-saving initiatives while maintaining high-quality standards.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience in a senior operational management within a manufacturing environment as Operations Manager, Plant Manager or similar
- Previously lead teams of up to 300 manufacturing/ production staff with Middle Manager level reporting into you
- HNC-level qualification or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field ideally.
- Expertise in Lean Manufacturing and operational excellence and able to demonstrate success in Lean initiatives, with relevant qualifications such as a Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Strong knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environmental regulations.
- Hands-on experience with ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001).
Cultural Fit:
- Lead with a "Hungry, Humble, and People Smart" approach.
- Model integrity and accountability, aligning actions with company values.
- Encourage innovation and proactive problem-solving.
- Support a culture of collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity.
- Maintain a safety-first mindset.
This Plant Manager role is perfect for a seasoned professional ready to take on a pivotal senior leadership position. If you have a track record of driving operational excellence and fostering a strong team culture, this is the role for you. Apply now to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to continuous improvement and high-quality production.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Why This Plant Manager Role Stands Out:
Competitive Salary: Earn up to £70k per annum, reflecting your expertise and leadership skills.
Leadership Impact: Oversee Health & Safety, Production and Engineering, Quality Control, and Continuous Improvement. Your strategic vision will shape the future of our operations.
Professional Growth: Engage in a role that demands excellence and offers opportunities for professional development, including mentoring and coaching your team.
Key Responsibilities as Plant Manager:
Health & Safety: Maintain rigorous health and safety standards, ensuring compliance with policies and legal requirements. Develop and implement safety protocols, conduct audits, and promote a culture of safety awareness.
Leadership & Team Management: Foster a culture of empowerment and ownership. Mentor and support production supervisors and operatives, driving a quality-focused culture and monitoring staff performance.
Production Management & Continuous Improvement: Deliver daily manufacturing outputs, drive KPIs, and optimize staffing and workload distribution. Promote a lean-thinking mindset and implement measures to enhance productivity and quality.
Quality Control & Process Compliance: Monitor production to detect and fix issues, enforce raw material and in-process quality checks, and implement corrective actions to improve quality targets.
Engineering, Maintenance & Downtime Reduction: Collaborate with the Engineering team to minimize downtime, oversee a Planned Preventive Maintenance program, and lead projects to introduce automation and process upgrades.
Training & Development: Regularly update the training skill matrix, conduct assessments to identify skill gaps, and develop tailored training plans. Oversee the induction process for new starters.
Cost Control & Budget Management: Ensure cost-efficient production operations, analyse operational expenses, and implement cost-saving initiatives while maintaining high-quality standards.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience in a senior operational management within a manufacturing environment as Operations Manager, Plant Manager or similar
- Previously lead teams of up to 300 manufacturing/ production staff with Middle Manager level reporting into you
- HNC-level qualification or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field ideally.
- Expertise in Lean Manufacturing and operational excellence and able to demonstrate success in Lean initiatives, with relevant qualifications such as a Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Strong knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environmental regulations.
- Hands-on experience with ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001).
Cultural Fit:
- Lead with a "Hungry, Humble, and People Smart" approach.
- Model integrity and accountability, aligning actions with company values.
- Encourage innovation and proactive problem-solving.
- Support a culture of collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity.
- Maintain a safety-first mindset.
This Plant Manager role is perfect for a seasoned professional ready to take on a pivotal senior leadership position. If you have a track record of driving operational excellence and fostering a strong team culture, this is the role for you. Apply now to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to continuous improvement and high-quality production.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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