Plant Manager

Escape Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading industrial manufacturing business in the appointment of a Plant Manager.

This is an opportunity to lead a complex manufacturing operation, taking responsibility for operational performance, developing an established leadership team and driving a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the General Manager, you'll lead a multidisciplinary management team across Operations, Maintenance, Health & Safety, Environmental, HR and Finance, ensuring the site operates safely, efficiently and delivers against business objectives.

This is a hands-on leadership role where success will be measured not only by operational performance, but by your ability to develop people, strengthen leadership capability and build a high-performing culture.

You'll be responsible for driving continuous improvement across the site, supporting strategic business objectives and creating an environment where people take ownership, work collaboratively and deliver consistently high standards.

• Lead the overall operation of a complex manufacturing facility.
• Develop, coach and support an experienced site leadership team.
• Drive operational excellence, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Build a culture of accountability, engagement and high performance.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Work closely with maintenance and engineering teams to maximise plant reliability.
• Deliver operational, financial and business performance targets.
• Lead organisational change and support the long-term development of the site.

We're looking for an experienced Plant Manager who has successfully managed complex manufacturing operations within a continuous process environment.

You'll bring:

• Experience leading large operational teams through departmental managers.
• A proven ability to develop people and build high-performing leadership teams.
• A track record of driving cultural change and improving employee engagement.
• Strong operational and commercial awareness.
• Experience delivering continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• The confidence to lead change, challenge where appropriate and make informed decisions.
• A visible, collaborative leadership style.

If you're an experienced Plant Manager or senior operational leader looking for the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a complex manufacturing business, we'd be pleased to hear from you.