Site Manager

Site Manager

• Annual Salary: £40,000 - £50,000+ (depending on experience)
• Location: Kings Lynn
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Join the UK’s market leader in liquid fertilisers, a company renowned for its innovative approach in manufacturing and exporting a unique range of plant nutrients and crop health promoters nationally and internationally. We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic, and disciplined Site Manager to oversee safe, efficient, and reliable operations at our main site.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Performance Delivery: Ensure site performance aligns with business objectives and the annual business plan.
• Stock Management: Oversee stock and stock control, ensuring accurate stock management.
• Production Planning: Collaborate with the Specialities Planner and commercial team on production planning.
• Safety and Compliance: Maintain a safe work environment, comply with health, safety, quality, and environmental management systems, and lead safety or compliance investigations.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, suggest and implement changes.
• Team Leadership: Build and maintain a strong team, ensuring high morale and compliance.
• Training and Development: Manage staff training and development to support workforce retention and competence.
• Resource Management: Allocate resources to meet production demands efficiently. 
• Maintenance Oversight: Manage the maintenance of production equipment and facilities, ensuring compliance with processes.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate records and provide regular updates to senior management on site performance.
• Customer and Vendor Relations: Collaborate with commercial team to ensure customer requirements are met and manage  contracts for site maintenance.
• Emergency and Risk Management: Maintain and manage emergency response procedures. Lead emergency response and risk management strategies, including site contingency and business continuity planning.
• Budget and Financial Management: Develop and manage the operational budget to meet financial targets.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Represent the site in meetings with senior management and stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of best practices within the chemical industry.
• Understanding of NEBOSH.
• Strong knowledge of compliance with safety, environmental, and quality management systems.
• Ability to work to tight time scales, delegate effectively, and maintain approachability as a leader while working comfortably under pressure.
• Track record in operational leadership, management, and employee development.
• Flexibility and willingness to challenge existing knowledge and processes.
• Computer literate, with competence in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Full UK driving license.

Desired but not required:

• Degree in a Technical subject.
• Experience with Microsoft Navision Dynamics.
• Possession of NEBOSH NGC or equivalent.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with planned benefits package improvements.
• 3x Salary Life insurance.
• Pension scheme with approximately 3.6% employee and 5.6% employer contributions.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Opportunities to significantly impact and shape the role and business.
• Social events including Summer BBQ and Christmas events with overnight stay.
• Lunch vehicles with allowance funded.