Plant Manager – Near Bath
* Up to £110,000
* Bonus
* Car Allowance
* Private Medical
* Pension
Elevation Recruitment Group are exclusively partnered with a Global Manufacturer in their search for a high-calibre Plant Manager for their flagship site. This is a pivotal role for the business, needing a candidate who will drive immediate improvements in safety, quality and output while laying the foundations for structural change.
As a Plant Manager your key responsibilities will include:
* Held full operational responsibility for a large-scale manufacturing site.
* Managed a team of over 300 permanent site staff, with a strong focus on developing the leadership team.
* Drove improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across all operations.
* Established and maintained robust standards and behaviours relating to Safety and Quality.
* Provided technical expertise and supported engineering-led problem solving, working closely with production technologies such as injection moulding machines, extrusion lines, and assembly operations.
* Collaborated with Group leadership to support planned investments, technology upgrades, and long-term capacity expansion.
To be successful in this role of Plant Manager you will need to be able to demonstrate skills and experiences within:
* Transformation and Turnaround experience leading a team of over 300+ staff
* Maintaining high levels of automation
* Experience of sitewide improvement of OEE
* Proven experience of Senior Site Leadership with hands on ability to understand issues from operators up
* Ideally a background within Plastics or Building Materials