Manufacturing Plant Manager

Overview Are you a driven manufacturing leader ready to take ownership of performance, people, and continuous improvement? We're looking for a Plant Manager to lead a fast-paced production environment, delivering excellence across safety, quality, cost, and service – while building a high‑performing, engaged team. This is your opportunity to make a real impact, drive operational success, and shape the future of manufacturing on site.

What We Offer Competitive salary. Great benefits package (including holidays, pension, private healthcare and more). Monday to Friday working pattern – supporting work‑life balance.

Career development opportunities in a growing, forward‑thinking business. A culture that values leadership, innovation, and continuous improvement. What You'll Be Doing Deliver World‑Class Performance.

Own production output and achieve ambitious performance targets. Drive efficiency, OEE, and cost control while optimising plant capacity. Deliver Profit Delivery Plans and maximise operational performance.

Champion Health, Safety & Quality – lead a safety‑first culture, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. Manage audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations. Drive quality standards, reduce customer complaints, and maintain compliance.

Build and Lead Exceptional Teams – motivate, coach, and develop your team to achieve their full potential. Deliver performance reviews, training plans, and workforce development. Manage absence, performance, and disciplinary processes.

Drive Continuous Improvement & Change – lead and sponsor continuous improvement initiatives. Embed best practices and a 'clean as you go' culture. Support NPD activity, trials, and capital/equipment projects.

Collaborate across the business – work closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver exceptional customer service. Communicate effectively to ensure alignment and operational success. You’ll be accountable for delivering across: Health & Safety: Incident reduction and safe working practices.

People: Engagement, development, and performance. Performance: Efficiency, OEE, and cost control. Quality & Food Safety: Compliance and continuous improvement.

Service: On‑time delivery and strong communication. Continuous Improvement: Embedding a culture of innovation. The Right Person Lead by example with the 'Safety First' message.

Demonstrate a good standard of Health and Food Safety record with an awareness of environmental factors. A good understanding of manufacturing systems and procedures with a knowledge of safety standards and sustaining a continuous improvement. With a focus on results, you will have the ability to operate and make decisions effectively.

Experience in a managerial operations role in a commercially challenging environment with strong leadership skills, confident, open and honest style of communicating. Experience and evidence of accepting and driving ownership and accountability to drive team performance and quality output. A strong customer focus, always willing to go the extra mile to deliver a good service.

A lateral thinker with good critical reasoning skills capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and delivering pragmatic solutions with high commercial acumen. A self‑starter with the energy and determination to set the standards and drive quality, performance and change. PC literate including a working ability with Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Word; capable of using Management Systems.

Numerate with the ability to analyse and communicate clear, concise information. Advantageous Previous experience in a FMCG company. Budgetary skills.

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