Plant Manager

Based in Telford, Shropshire

Job ref: AZ/65231

Job Purpose

As a Plant Manager you will assume overall oversight, and responsibility for the site operations to ensure the achievement of operational targets. The role leads 24/7 manufacturing across two proximate sites for blown film extrusion & converting, Aluminum foil and cling-film rewinding, and translating business plans into disciplined daily execution.

As the senior site leader, the Plant Manager develops the leadership team and creates a culture of ownership, continuous improvement and constructive employee engagement. He/She acts as the senior representative at the Telford site and owns the site's performance-management rhythm. The role is accountable for delivering, within the approved operating and capital budgets.

Customer Service

Quality

Cost

People

EHS objectives

Principal Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with applicable health, safety and environmental legislation, permits, risk assessments, contractor controls, and Cedo standards.
• Set clear standards for safe behaviour and visible leadership; ensure hazards, near misses and incidents are reported, investigated and acted upon promptly.
• Maintain effective systems for product safety, traceability and audit readiness, including applicable customer and regulatory standards.
• Lead daily and weekly performance reviews for the site through structured tier meetings and timely countermeasures.
• Improve Plant OEE, throughput, material yield and manpower productivity through stable processes, good engineering standards and disciplined loss analysis to reduce overall cost of goods sold.
• Drive flexible automation, digitalisation to increase productivity particularly on End of Line manual intensive activities.
• Increase the pace of execution of key projects driving cross-functional collaboration and instilling a “can do” culture.
• Create constructive two-way communication with employees and representatives, strengthening engagement, problem solving and ownership at every level.
• Contribute to Group initiatives, share and implement good practice with/from other Cedo sites.
• Drive supply chain excellence, to reduce the cost to serve, optimising warehousing and logistic process.