Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Our Client in the Mid Ulster area have a requirement for a Plant / Production Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. Excellent Salary and benefits package. Contact Conor O’Hagan for further details.

The Role:

The Plant Manager’s primary responsibilities include the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labour, safety, environmental and corporate policies and regulations. This is a hands-on position that is responsible for maximising daily production, this position plays an integral part in plant operations, special projects, and has responsibility for developing and achieving budgetary and production targets.

Duties include:

• Ensure compliance with all current legislation in relation to H&S in the workplace, and to provide updates on legislation and regulations, and their implementation, as appropriate
• Develop and manage the strategies, plans and budgets as agreed with the Site Operations Manager and Business Director to achieve the organisational and financial objectives of the company. This includes working closely with the Business Manager in the drafting and agreeing of strategy and budget.
• You will assume responsibility for setting, and controlling operational standard, budgets, targets and objectives (KPIs), providing regular reports on progress to the Site Operations Manager and Business Director, highlighting variances from these.
• Taken from the business plan and strategy it is essential that all functions within the Company are coordinated and given the necessary direction, control and management and operating to agreed objectives, budgets and targets.
• To ensure targets and objectives within each area of the business are met it is important to ensure good people management practices in line with the Company’s strategic HR policies.
• Ensure that the key roles are staffed with people who can effectively undertake their roles in the business and that the roles are clearly defined and understood, and all personnel are motivated and developed to achieve the business’s objectives. The manager will have responsibility for developing a clear performance objective for each employee
• The ability to manage and motivate all functions within the Company, whilst remaining focused on “the bottom line” and the overall business objectives and strategy.
• Ensuring effective relationships, both internally and externally, are built and maintained in order to meet the short and long-term objectives of the companies.

The Person:

• At Least 5 years recent experience working at a management level within a Fast paced and process focused manufacturing environment.
• Have proven hands-on experience of continuous improvement methodologies / manufacturing best practice
• The ability to prioritise and make decisions promptly
• Strong People management skills
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, such as Power Point, Word, and Excel

The Package:

• Excellent salary available depending on experience
• Strong holidays and benefits package

For further information, and to apply for this Operations Manager position or other engineering / operations opportunities, please contact Conor O’Hagan or visit our Website.

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