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Our global heavy industry client is looking to recruit a Manufacturing Site Manager (Works Manager) to join their team in Corby where there is currently a £30m investment project to increase capacity and output. On offer is a good salary up to £100,000 + Bonus Scheme, Car Scheme, and 10% employer pension contribution.
You will need to have experience in Heavy Industry, have been responsible for a £100m+ site budget and been responsible for a large team (headcount on site is around 400). You will need to be able to demonstrate significant experience in delivering and managing change in a complex environment, as well as indepth knowledge of lean manufacturing/CI tools and techniques. This is a unionised environment so having held a Senior Leadership role within a unionised business will be a massive benefit.
Some of the main duties of the role:
- To develop and embed a Lean Manufacturing / continuous improvement environment, in a complex culture, dealing with objections and a large work force.
- To develop relationships with Unions to improve employee engagement, resolve challenging issues and effect positive cultural change.
- Taking accountability for the setting, management and spend of all budgets within the works area
- Leading initiatives to maximise the financial performance and the value of all items of spend within the works area.
- Holding accountability for QHSE strategy and ensuring all relevant and legislative standards are met by the operations.
- Responsibility for all Health, Safety and Environmental matters including responsibility for the management of major accident hazards and major accident prevention within their works area.
About you:
- Degree-level education in a relevant Engineering or Technical discipline (MBA an advantage)
- Significant experience of successfully implementing and managing change in a complex environment
- Experience of working at Senior Leadership level within a Unionised environment
- Experience of holding full budgetary responsibility for a site with a turnover exceeding £100m
- In depth knowledge of Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement tools & techniques and able to evidence the successful implementation of these
- Able to evidence the ability to deal with complex challenges with positive results
- Experience in Heavy Industry
- Strong Leadership & communication skills
- Courage in decision making and management, with the ability to influence at all levels
- NEBOSH or equivalent H&S qualification
- High levels of energy, drive and resilience.
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