General Manager / Plant Director
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
North East EnglandUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- 70000.00 - 80000.00 GBP Annual + plus benefits (inc. car)
- Posted
- 10 Feb 2021
- Closes
- 10 Mar 2021
- Job Title
- Associate Director
- Category
- Professional Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is a privately owned, service–driven manufacturing business with a long–established reputation for product quality, customer care and attention to detail. Utilising the positive attributes associated with being a family–owned company, the business has gained competitive advantage through vertically integrated UK–based manufacturing and combined this with a flexible, forward thinking & global approach to their markets. The result is a technologically advanced group now well positioned for growth in its chosen markets.
Based in the North East of England, the engineering hub of the group is a leading innovator in the field of textile machinery. Having invested significantly in R&D activities to ensure sustainable and strategic growth, the business provides world class technology solutions to both the group and its external customers. In addition to its engineering core, the business also supplements the groups' core product manufacturing and will benefit from significant investment to expand production capacity via a new custom–built facility.
With these exciting plans in place, a first–class GENERAL MANAGER is now required to implement both strategic and operational plans in the next phase of the group's development. As Plant Director you will hold budgetary responsibility, lead the team of c100 on site with overall responsibility for operations, including R&D, Engineering, Production & Facilities. You will provide technical leadership in delivering machine manufacturing as well as product manufacturing processes and play a pivotal role in delivering the move to the new facility. This is a rare opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious group and lead a growing team through this exciting development.
Job Title: General Manager / Plant Director
Reports to: Group Board Director
Reports in: R&D, Engineering, Production & Facilities (total team c100)
Key Deliverables:
* Deliver the strategic and operational plans for the site, leading the dedicated R&D, Engineering, Production and Facilities teams in achieving their objectives
* Provide the required Engineering technical leadership in delivering new product development and the machine manufacturing process to maintain market competitive advantage and grow the business
* Lead the product manufacturing Operations team in achieving agreed output, quality & cost objectives
* Take a pivotal technical role in relocating production facilities to the new site, including new machinery manufacture and installation
* Develop business capability through an effective People Plan, ensuring that necessary skills, competencies and practices are developed to meet future requirements
* Provide commercial leadership in developing the business and take the lead in developing key relationships with clients and suppliers and other external stakeholders
Location: NE England
Package: Anticipated Salary Range GBP70,000 – GBP80,000 plus benefits (inc. car)
Candidate profile:
* A technical engineering expert and almost certainly an engineering graduate, able to lead R&D and Engineering as well as Operations in delivering world class manufacturing processes and practices in a continuous improvement culture
* Experienced General Manager / Site Director with an established track record of developing production capability in relevant, design & engineering–led manufacturing settings
* Clearly evidenced leadership skills, able to lead and develop the team to execute exciting new product and manufacturing objectives
* A genuine team player, able to evidence experience of collaborating effectively with group colleagues and senior management as part of the wider team effort
* A manufacturing operations professional committed to the highest levels of Safety, Quality & Environmental standards
All applications and enquiries should be directed to Barron Williams via the link provided. For an initial confidential exploratory discussion, please contact Barron Williams Director, Paul Barron on the contact number provided
Based in the North East of England, the engineering hub of the group is a leading innovator in the field of textile machinery. Having invested significantly in R&D activities to ensure sustainable and strategic growth, the business provides world class technology solutions to both the group and its external customers. In addition to its engineering core, the business also supplements the groups' core product manufacturing and will benefit from significant investment to expand production capacity via a new custom–built facility.
With these exciting plans in place, a first–class GENERAL MANAGER is now required to implement both strategic and operational plans in the next phase of the group's development. As Plant Director you will hold budgetary responsibility, lead the team of c100 on site with overall responsibility for operations, including R&D, Engineering, Production & Facilities. You will provide technical leadership in delivering machine manufacturing as well as product manufacturing processes and play a pivotal role in delivering the move to the new facility. This is a rare opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious group and lead a growing team through this exciting development.
Job Title: General Manager / Plant Director
Reports to: Group Board Director
Reports in: R&D, Engineering, Production & Facilities (total team c100)
Key Deliverables:
* Deliver the strategic and operational plans for the site, leading the dedicated R&D, Engineering, Production and Facilities teams in achieving their objectives
* Provide the required Engineering technical leadership in delivering new product development and the machine manufacturing process to maintain market competitive advantage and grow the business
* Lead the product manufacturing Operations team in achieving agreed output, quality & cost objectives
* Take a pivotal technical role in relocating production facilities to the new site, including new machinery manufacture and installation
* Develop business capability through an effective People Plan, ensuring that necessary skills, competencies and practices are developed to meet future requirements
* Provide commercial leadership in developing the business and take the lead in developing key relationships with clients and suppliers and other external stakeholders
Location: NE England
Package: Anticipated Salary Range GBP70,000 – GBP80,000 plus benefits (inc. car)
Candidate profile:
* A technical engineering expert and almost certainly an engineering graduate, able to lead R&D and Engineering as well as Operations in delivering world class manufacturing processes and practices in a continuous improvement culture
* Experienced General Manager / Site Director with an established track record of developing production capability in relevant, design & engineering–led manufacturing settings
* Clearly evidenced leadership skills, able to lead and develop the team to execute exciting new product and manufacturing objectives
* A genuine team player, able to evidence experience of collaborating effectively with group colleagues and senior management as part of the wider team effort
* A manufacturing operations professional committed to the highest levels of Safety, Quality & Environmental standards
All applications and enquiries should be directed to Barron Williams via the link provided. For an initial confidential exploratory discussion, please contact Barron Williams Director, Paul Barron on the contact number provided