PLANT MANAGER - CEMENT
PLANT MANAGER – CEMENT
“High profile leadership and transformational change management role for Cement Plant Management professional with a track record of people development, engagement and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety.”
£Very Competitive + Car, Bonus & Benefits & Relocation Assistance
East Lothian, Scotland
Our client is a market leader within the cement and aggregates sector and operates a number of plants in the UK.
They are seeking a degree educated Plant Manager to take the lead at a strategically important site located in Scotland.
The Plant Manager will provide leadership, guidance and direction for plant operations, ensuring sustainable performance aligned with strategic corporate objectives and delivery of business commitments. They will be responsible for optimizing labour; safety on site; material and equipment resources to maximize plant strategic production capability and meet customer expectations with excellent quality and service as the site takes on increased customer volumes.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong cement technical background and will be able to build a vision referenced to experience in “best in class” cement plant management. The Plant Manager will be a strong leader with the ability to challenge, drive, and coach, inspire and motivate a team to become “best in class”. You will also be an excellent problem solver, structured, systematic and logical with a track record of project management in the context of turnaround, transformation and continuous improvement.
The Plant Manager will also be responsible for representing the company with external bodies and authorities and for engaging with local community and other stakeholders to develop progressive relationships ensuring that our client is viewed as a valued member of the industry and local community.
The Role:
Operating a safe Plant, continuously driving towards sustaining a positive safety and health culture.
Develop a long term vision for the plant.
Provide exemplary leadership, setting demanding standards and driving high performance from the team.
Build a customer focussed performance culture within the business and a climate to inspire the team to achieve world class performance and reliability.
Ensure that the production commitments in terms of volume, deadlines, and product conformity are met.
Ensure the plant complies with UK legislation, with specific regard to health & safety, environmental and employment laws.
Be responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of the Plant performance plan (PPP), plant team assessment (PTA) and budget to achieve identified improvements.
Ensure product quality meets our agreed targets and ensure the plant capability is sustained through optimisation of the process.
Manage the operating and capital budgets, maintaining a vigilant approach to reducing costs.
Ensure a proper management and maintenance of the plant’s physical assets, particularly the quarry reserves.
Lead and manage change programmes with clear goals, drive and engagement; Drive for continuous improvement.
Ensure positive working relations with employees and their representatives within the plant.
The Ideal Candidate:
Must be University degree educated in Engineering or similar. Must understand engineering and business principles. Technical knowledge of cement chemistry and manufacturing, quarry operations and raw materials and modern maintenance technology and methods will be integral to success and credibility in this role. MBA highly advantageous.
Consistent multinational cement industry career history including existing or recent experience as a Plant Manager.
Track record of people development, engagement, change and continuous improvement leading to best in class OEE and safety standards.
Experience in Project Management, business and systems analysis highly advantageous but people management is key.
Experienced Lean or Continuous Improvement champion with track record of excellent team development and engagement.
Demonstrable experience of cross functional and multi-level interaction and working in a matrix organization.
Led & achieved results in UK or pan-European, multi or single site role, managing cross functionally.
Experience of leading and managing employee relations at a senior level
Proven skills and capabilities in leadership, communication, capability, collaboration and problem solving.
Excellent experience of £multimillion financial and budgetary management, the budgeting process and CAPEX business case approval process.
Fluent Business English both verbal and written.
PC Literate. Particularly strong Excel skills.
Resilient, driven, results focused personality – a high achiever
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