Job
Overview.

• Job Title: Site Factory Plant Manager
• Site Leadership Role
• The Client: Global FMCG Manufacturing
• Responsible to: Operations Director
• Job Reward: Target £100k - £105k, Target plus £9k Car Bonus and Package –
• applications, DOE and future fit capabilities
• Location: Bedfordshire – good commute from commutable from Luton, Northants, MK, Watford, Cambridge and Northampton areas, etc.

Are you a Plant Manager, Senior Manufacturing Manager or Site Operations or Factory Manager? Ready to take the step into your first Factory General Manager role? Or an established Factory General Manager looking for a new challenge?

This is a rare opportunity to take full leadership of a well-invested FMCG manufacturing site, giving you the chance to move from functional leadership into a true end-to-end site leadership position. You will lead and develop the site operational teams, inspiring a shared vision, developing and implementing formal development plans.

If you're looking for a role where you can make decisions, shape culture, build your own leadership team and really ‘own’ and ‘shape’ site performance, this could be the career move you've been working towards. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will take full responsibility for site performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People.

Role & Responsibilities – Site Factory Plant Manager

• Take full ownership of a manufacturing site, complex and automated
• Move from department leadership into full site accountability
• Build your profile with senior leadership
• Develop your career towards the Operations Director level
• Create a high-performance, high-accountability culture
• Driving operational improvements across output, efficiency and cost
• Developing your management team and succession pipeline
• Leading engineering and production as one aligned operation
• Delivering CI initiatives and best practice ways of working
• Acting as the senior manufacturing leader and cultural tone setter, you are visible, accessible and a true people leader
• Lead, recruit, develop and shape your management team, inspiring high performance and engagement, naturally

Role Requirements, Skills & Experience- Site Factory Plant Manager

This role is ideal for someone who has already proven themselves in running a large part of a factory and is now ready for full-site leadership.

You might currently be a:

• Plant Manager
• Manufacturing Manager
• Operations Manager
• Factory Manager
• Senior Production Manager in a large complex site, ready to step up!

You'll likely bring: Factory General Manager

• FMCG, Food, Beverage or fast-paced life sciences manufacturing experience
• Strong leadership of both production and engineering functions
• Evidence of improving performance and developing teams
• A hands-on, visible leadership style
• The ambition to progress into senior operational leadership
• The credibility to lead an established site leadership team
• Experience of working within a high-volume, complex manufacturing environment
• Experience in driving CI/OpEx initiatives

What’s On Offer? Factory Plant Manager

• A genuine step up into a Factory General Manager role or a sideways move to a progressive global business
• A site where you can make a visible impact
• Support from an experienced Operations Director
• Strong career progression opportunities
• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits including car or allowance

Interested?

Contact Mike Butler on 01132123519 or [email protected]

This role is ideal for an inspirational people leader seeking their first Site Lead role, or an established factory general manager looking to join a site within a larger group structure. Progression opportunities are available for a successful candidate who can deliver sustained performance over time. We need an experienced People Manager, skilled in engagement, cultural transformation, a true leader...

Candidates who are a Site Lead, Factory General Manager, Site General Manager, Plant Manager, Head of Manufacturing, Head of Operations and Manufacturing Manager, Head OF Manufacturing will be suitable for this role.

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