Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Maccesfield
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
Permanent | Full Time

We are recruiting for an experienced Plant Manager to lead a critical area of a major cement manufacturing operation.

This is a senior operational role with responsibility for the safe, efficient and reliable running of cement grinding, storage, packing and dispatch operations
, alongside leadership of operational teams, maintenance coordination, cost control and continuous improvement.

The successful Plant Manager will come from a strong cement manufacturing background and will have experience leading people and plant performance within a heavy industrial environment.

As Plant Manager, you will:

• Lead daily grinding, storage, packing and dispatch operations
• Manage and develop supervisors and operational teams
• Drive plant performance, reliability and operational efficiency
• Ensure customer demand is met through effective production planning
• Coordinate maintenance activity, shutdowns and plant improvement work
• Manage operational budgets, costs and expenditure
• Work closely with maintenance, quality, logistics, supply chain and commercial teams
• Ensure materials and packaging supplies support uninterrupted production
• Lead continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives
• Manage contractors, suppliers and cross-functional projects
• Maintain high standards of health, safety and compliance
• Support site improvement projects and new product introductions

The successful Plant Manager will have:

• Significant experience within a cement manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of cement manufacturing processes
• Experience leading operational teams within heavy industry or manufacturing
• Proven experience managing contractors and cross-functional activity
• Experience delivering operational and business performance targets
• Strong health and safety knowledge
• Good commercial awareness and budget management experience
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and reporting ability
• Microsoft Office capability
• SAP experience would be advantageous

You will be a proactive, hands-on Plant Manager who is comfortable taking ownership of a complex production environment.

You will be:

• Safety focused
• Results driven
• Commercially aware
• Strong with people and team development
• Comfortable managing competing priorities
• Confident working across operations, maintenance and production
• Focused on reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement

This opportunity would suit candidates currently working as a:

Plant Manager | Operations Manager | Production Manager | Cement Plant Manager | Grinding Manager | Packing Plant Manager | Works Manager | Manufacturing Manager