Production Manager
Production / Manufacturing Facility
Market Leading Salary Package
Monday-Friday - Day Shift
About the role
Lead production across your client’s operations, reporting directly to the Plant Manager. You'll manage a large, established team of around 60 people, with responsibility for a 24/7 process environment where safety, quality, and operational performance are critical. This is a hands‑on leadership role focused on delivering safe, reliable output while building a collaborative culture—leading through influence. You'll work closely with Maintenance and other stakeholders, take ownership of cost control and play a key part in their sustainability journey – one of the site’s top priorities alongside safety.
Responsibilities
* Lead the day‑to‑day production and packing plant operations, ensuring safe, consistent 24/7 performance through effective leadership and handover routines
* Manage and develop a team of up to 60 employees, including direct leadership of Production Coordinators, a Production Engineer, and an Administrator
* Champion a positive, collaborative site culture—handling difficult conversations and decisions while avoiding overly directive, “bang the table” leadership styles
* Drive a proactive safety culture across high‑risk operations (e.g., high temperatures, chemical hazards, confined spaces), ensuring standards are maintained at all times
* Own key production performance outcomes, balancing output, quality, and efficiency in a process/chemical manufacturing environment where product quality is critical
* Lead the site’s sustainability journey within production, identifying solutions and improvements as the business progresses toward lower CO2 impact operations
* Plan and deliver the annual plant shutdown, ensuring safe execution, effective contractor management, cost control, and strong on‑site leadership throughout the shutdown period
* Manage fixed‑cost budgets and contribute to variable cost control, ensuring robust financial discipline and reporting
* Collaborate closely with maintenance and other functions to prioritise work, reduce operational risk, and support continuous improvement across the plant
* Provide management‑level decision‑making and support out of hours when required to maintain safe, stable operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment
Requirements
* Must be from a heavy industry background such as steel, cement, chemical process plant
* Strong people‑management capability, with experience leading large operational teams (c. 50+), including handling difficult conversations and decisions
* Solid technical understanding of process/production operations where product quality and process control are critical
* Strong safety mindset and experience managing higher‑risk environments (e.g., high temperatures, chemical hazards, confined spaces)
* Experience working cross‑functionally with maintenance, engineering, and other stakeholders to maintain safe, reliable production
* Track record of continuous improvement, with the ability to drive change in a collaborative, “team player” leadership style
* Ability to support sustainability goals and contribute to an evolving sustainability journey within operations
* Budget accountability experience, including fixed‑cost control and contractor/contract management exposure (e.g., during shutdowns)
* Comfortable being the key decision‑maker when issues arise out of hours, in support of a 24/7 operation
This is a fantastic opportunity with a very well‑cultured business, If you are keen to hear more, please APPLY TODAY
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