Plant Manager / General Manager

ATA Recruitment
Wervin, Cheshire
10 months ago
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Plant Manager / General Manager

£60K-£70K
Car or Car Allowance
15% Bonus
Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical
Commutable from Chester, Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Liverpool

Are you an experienced Plant Manager or General Manager from a process manufacturing industry?
Do you want to be part of a global manufacturing group?
The Company:

A multi-site manufacturing business within the chemical industry. This site is fully automated and benefits from investment from a larger group so plant upgrades, new installations and Capital projects to improve plant efficiency and consistently being planned and delivered.

The site itself runs 24/7 and is a COMAH plant.

The Role:

Taking day to day charge of all manufacturing and engineering operations, the Plant manager / General Manager is responsible for the following:

Management and development of the senior leadership team
P&L Responsibility
Drive a culture of Health and Safety and improvement
Capital and Continuous improvement projects
This is a hands on role and requires the plant manager / General manager to wear a number of different hats.

Required Experience:

The Plant manager / General Manager will be an experienced professional from within the Chemical/Petro-chemical or similar manufacturing industry.
Fully conversant with strict industry H&S processes
Your background could be production, maintenance or process engineering
You must be a strong leader and be technically and commercially astute  
Benefits:

The successful Plant manager / General Manager can expect:

An executive salary and benefits package that includes

Company Car or Car allowance
Contributory Pension Scheme
Strong bonus potential
Private Medical
You will also have the autonomy that a role at this level requires.

Interviews can be arranged immediately so apply by following the online instructions or send a CV to

 ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.   

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