Your new company A long established and highly respected manufacturing organisation based in Lisburn is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead its operations. The business is part of a wider international group with a strong footprint across their specialism, supplying high-quality products to customers across multiple sectors. With a culture built on operational excellence, strong customer partnerships and continuous improvement, this is an opportunity to join a well-invested organisation entering an exciting phase of strategic development and growth. Your new role As General Manager, you will provide senior leadership across all operational, commercial and support functions within the business. You will take a high level view of the organisation to ensure departmental alignment, strong performance and clear communication between teams. You will lead, support and develop managers across the site, fostering a professional, accountable and collaborative working environment. A key focus of the role will be overseeing operational performance, analysing KPIs, identifying issues and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the business. You will also maintain and develop key customer relationships, ensuring service levels, communication and delivery expectations are consistently met. With responsibility for compliance, quality, health & safety and audit readiness, you will ensure the business operates to the highest standards. This is a senior leadership role with significant influence on long term strategy and organisational development. What you'll need to succeed You will have a strong background in manufacturing, ideally plastics, with at least 5 years' senior management experience leading cross-functional teams. You will combine strong operational understanding with the ability to interpret data, ask the right questions and take a structured approach to problem solving. Excellent communication, leadership presence and the ability to motivate and develop managers are essential. You will be commercially aware, comfortable engaging with key customers and experienced in managing budgets and performance. A degree in business, engineering or a related discipline is desirable, and experience in continuous improvement or change management will be beneficial. What you'll get in return In return, you will join a well established and forward thinking organisation where you will have the autonomy and influence to drive meaningful change. You will receive a competitive salary and benefit from a supportive working pattern of 7am-4pm Monday to Thursday and 7am-2pm on Fridays. The package also includes Private Medical Insurance, Death-in-Service at four times your annual salary, a mobile phone allowance, and a discretionary bonus paid each December. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: General Manager Factory Manager Operations Manager Benefits: competitive