Plant Manager – Skelmersdale Manufacturing Plant
We invite you to join 3M as the Plant Manager for the Skelmersdale Manufacturing Plant. This role offers the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
* Champion a strong EHS/ESG culture and actively embrace the cultural elements.
* Understand environmental discharge and emission obligations and footprint. Foster a culture of environmental stewardship.
* Manage risk and compliance – legal and regulatory requirements, 3M Code of Ethics, 3M Standards.
* Represent the best interests of the plant both internally and externally (e.g., local authorities & community partners). Build strong and diverse capabilities and align resources with the long-term priorities and set people to success.
* Align and apply resources to achieve relevant plant development and customer‑related priorities, including technology implementation and new product introduction.
* Ensure appropriate performance through responsiveness, delivery, quality, product and process understanding, cost and capacity management.
* Define and deploy appropriate tactics to build a high‑performance workforce, to execute capital and technology implementation, and for employee and leadership development.
* Own and execute the plant tier management system for effective execution and plant improvement.
* Adopt standard work for own role and champion for all employees for consistent execution and sustainable improvement.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
* Master or comparable degree or equivalent.
* Significant experience in leading manufacturing plant operations.
* Exceptional organizational and time‑management skills.
* Strong leader, able to define, prioritize and execute near and long‑term tactics for plant operations.
* Demonstrated effectiveness and efficiency in plant, division or other operations management roles responsible for multiple, complex value streams.
* Ability to work collaboratively with Area and Global teams.
* Strong principle‑based coaching and collaboration skills.
Additional Qualifications that Could Help You Succeed Even Further in this Role
* In‑depth understanding of relevant health and safety regulations.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Strong organizational and planning skills to manage organizational change.
* Ability to develop, analyse and review numerical data to make decisions.
* Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
* Outstanding project management.
Seniority Level
* Director
Employment Type
* Full‑time
Job Function
* Manufacturing, Management, and Supply Chain
* Industries: Manufacturing
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