General Manager

Permanent, Full Time, Hours –8.30am – 5.00pm

Anglia Plastics, based in Biggleswade, is part of the Oadby Plastics Group, a leading plastics manufacturer with over 50 years of industry experience. As part of the group, Anglia Plastics shares the same commitment to people, quality, and long term sustainability.

We pride ourselves on offering a positive and supportive working environment where employees are valued, developed and encouraged to perform at their best. Our Biggleswade site provides a professional, well equipped workplace supporting both production and distribution activities.

We offer a supportive working environment where people are encouraged to develop, contribute and grow, while being part of a business that values teamwork, professionalism, and long term success.

The General Manager will lead by creating a high performing, collaborative business that delivers outstanding customer service through operational excellence, engaged people and strong commercial awareness. Working closely with Sales, Production and the wider Oadby Group you will drive sustainable growth by improving efficiency, reducing lead times, developing people and building lasting customer relationships.

You day to day responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop the Sales and Production teams to deliver sustainable business growth.
• Develop and implement business improvement initiatives that increase productivity, improve workflow and reduce lead times.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through better processes, resource planning and automation.
• Work closely with the Production Manager to ensure production capacity aligns with customer demand.
• Support the Sales team to improve commercial awareness, quotation accuracy and customer engagement.
• Ensure accurate operational data informs business decisions and protects profitability.
• Foster a culture of accountability, communication and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and develop managers and employees to improve capability, confidence and performance.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to remove barriers and improve customer experience.

The successful candidate will understand that sustainable growth is achieved through strong relationships, engaged teams and consistent performance.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Proven ability to lead and develop collaborative, high performing teams.
• Demonstrable experience improving operational efficiency, productivity and business performance.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer expectations, operational capability and profitability.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage people at all levels.
• Experience with in manufacturing, plastics, display, signage or a related production environment is desirable but not essential.

• Salary - From £60,000 per annum depending on experience
• Bonus – based on year-on-year growth which will be discussed further at interview stage
• Annual leave - 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) rising with length of service
• Life assurance
• Free car parking
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Long service awards
• Free eye tests
• Training and development opportunities
• Wellbeing benefits:
  Employee Assistance Program, 24-hour GP access, Charity events/fundraisers

We are committed to applying our Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and encourage applicants from different diverse groups in the community to apply. We can make reasonable adjustments at any stages if required.