Plant Manager

Are you an experienced Plant Manager, Site Manager or senior operational leader with the strength, resilience and credibility to lead a complex workforce through significant change?We are recruiting for a Plant Manager to take full leadership responsibility for a major industrial operation in South Lanarkshire.This is a high-profile senior appointment with genuine responsibility for people, performance, safety, reliability and the future direction of the site.The business is looking for a visible and decisive leader who can establish clear standards, improve accountability, rebuild engagement and lead the workforce through a substantial period of operational and cultural transformation.This is not simply a technical plant-management role.It is a people-leadership role for someone who knows how to take control of a demanding operation, manage challenging workforce issues and create a stronger, more disciplined and performance-led culture.The Opportunity As Plant Manager, you will be accountable for the overall performance of the site, working closely with senior leadership, the Board and the asset owner.You will lead a multidisciplinary operational workforce and provide the direction, stability and consistency required to improve standards across the operation.Your key responsibilities will include:Providing strong, visible and credible leadership across the siteLeading the workforce through significant operational and organisational changeImproving behaviours, accountability and performanceManaging difficult and complex people issues confidently and fairlyDeveloping a stronger and more capable site leadership teamBuilding a proactive health, safety and environmental cultureImproving plant reliability, efficiency, availability and outputDelivering against commercial, contractual and operational KPIsWorking closely with engineering, maintenance and operational teamsImproving communication, engagement and operational disciplinePresenting site performance clearly to senior stakeholders and the BoardEnsuring all operations comply with statutory, environmental and company requirementsThe Person We are interested in experienced leaders from:Energy and power generationManufacturingEngineeringChemicalsWaste and recyclingFood productionUtilitiesHeavy industryOther complex industrial environmentsYou may currently be working as a:Plant ManagerSite ManagerFactory ManagerGeneral ManagerOperations ManagerHead of OperationsSenior Manufacturing ManagerO&M ManagerYou will need to demonstrate:Strong leadership experience within a complex operational environmentA track record of leading sizeable or challenging workforcesExperience delivering cultural, behavioural or organisational changeThe confidence to challenge underperformance and poor behavioursStrong employee-relations judgementExperience improving operational reliability and performanceStrong health, safety and environmental leadershipCommercial awareness and experience delivering against KPIsThe ability to communicate effectively from shop floor to Board levelA calm, resilient and hands-on leadership styleWhat matters most is your ability to lead people, raise standards and deliver sustained operational improvement.The Package Salary of £100,000+ DOEPerformance-related bonusSenior leadership responsibilityOpportunity to lead a major programme of operational and cultural changeSignificant scope to make a visible and lasting impactThis is a rare opportunity for an accomplished operational leader to take full ownership of a strategically important site and shape its future performance.Apply now for a confidential discussion.TPBN1_UKTJ