Job Details: Plant Manager Cement Products Northern Ireland


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Plant Manager Cement Products Northern Ireland



Are you a Plant Manager with experience in the cement products industry? Then we have an excellent opportunity for you to work with one of Northern Ireland's leading cement groups. With a generous package for the successful candidate, this is a role with huge potential with a company who has a strong pipeline of projects in Ireland and UK.

Plant Manager- Cement Products - Northern Ireland

Employer

Our Client is a subsidiary division one the leading cement groups in the UK / Ireland, providing cement related products to public & private sector clients.

Job Description

The Plant Manager’s primary responsibilities include leading the operation and maintenance staff, the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labour, safety, environmental and corporate policies and regulations.

This is a hands-on position that is responsible for maximising daily production. This position plays an integral part in plant operations, special projects, and has responsibility developing and maintaining a motivated staff and for developing and achieving budgetary and production targets.



Key Tasks: 

Develop and manage the strategies, plans and budgets as agreed with the Business Director to achieve the organisational and financial objectives of the company.  This includes working closely with the Business Director in the drafting and agreeing of strategy and budget

In order to achieve the overall organisational and financial objectives by assuming responsibility for setting, and controlling budgets, targets and objectives (KPIs), providing regular reports on progress to the Business Director, highlighting variances from these

Taken from the business plan and strategy it is essential that all functions within the Company are coordinated and given the necessary direction, control and management and operating to agreed objectives, budgets and targets

To ensure targets and objectives within each area of the business are met it is important to ensure good people management practices in line with the Company’s strategic HR policies

Ensure that the key roles are staffed with people who can effectively undertake their roles in the business and that the roles are clearly defined and understood and all personnel are motivated and developed to achieve the business’s objectives. The manager will have responsibility for developing a clear performance objectives for each employee

Provide a customer focused approach throughout the Company; building and maintaining the contacts necessary for the future development of the business, proactively promoting the Company

Effectively manage labour requirements/manpower planning, production planning, stock management , instrumentation calibration, plant modifications and develop innovative systems and processes utilising all available technology



Key skills and experience

Recent management experience, preferably in a mechanical/electrical engineering or manufacturing environment with experinece of reporting to board level

Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and have taken further studies related to business and management

Leadership, a natural ability to lead people and lead by example, the manager will be required to quickly command respect and loyalty even when making difficult decisions

Strong interpersonal skills, the manager must be able to speak with employees, other department managers and senior management

Readiness to evaluate alternatives and make decisions even when all information required is not available

Understanding of the management principles, including finance, health and safety, quality and HR. Ensure compliance to company policies proceedures and standards

Capacity to manage change – identify problems, their causes and practical solutions

Critical thinking and Intellectual capabilities to analyse difficult business problems, getting to the route cause of the problems and generating workable solutions in line with objectives

Initiative and drive, candidate must have a willingness initiate and drive these until results are achieved

Ability to effectively manage their time and that of others. Manager will face production deadlines, shipping dates and more and must prioritise accordingly.

Ensure that manufacturing equipment is maintained, supported and available (as measured by OEE%)

Proactively engage with equipment suppliers to ensure that their expertise contributes to the effective operation of production equipment and resolution of problems



Requirements

Essential

B.Eng Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Recent experience of managing a team in a production environment

Familiarity with gathering and analysiing production, quality and maintenance data

Regular experience of compiling and presenting  production and financial reports

Full driving licence

Desirable

8 years experience of managing a team in a production environment

‘Hands on’ engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Proven record of identifying innovative technical solutions

Quantifiable evidence of reducing production costs

Experience of building strong working relationships with all stakeholders both inernally and externally

Working knowledge of management principles including Finance, Health & Safety, Quality Assurance, Human Resources etc

Evidence of contiuous professional and personal development



Package

Circa £50K based on prior relevant experience

Holidays 25 days plus statutory days

Company Pension contribution

Company Life & Health Insurance Plans

Contact

Sheila McNeice is the consultant managing this position. If you have any queries about this role, you can contact Sheila by e-mail sheila@jobcontax.com or phone +353-91-395 625

Connect with Sheila on Li


Are you a Plant Manager with experience in the cement products industry? Then we have an excellent opportunity for you to work with one of Northern Ireland's leading cement groups. With a generous package for the successful candidate, this is a role with huge potential with a company who has a strong pipeline of projects in Ireland and UK.

Plant Manager- Cement Products - Northern Ireland

Employer

Our Client is a subsidiary division one the leading cement groups in the UK / Ireland, providing cement related products to public & private sector clients.

Job Description

The Plant Manager’s primary responsibilities include leading the operation and maintenance staff, the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labour, safety, environmental and corporate policies and regulations.

This is a hands-on position that is responsible for maximising daily production. This position plays an integral part in plant operations, special projects, and has responsibility developing and maintaining a motivated staff and for developing and achieving budgetary and production targets.



Key Tasks: 

Develop and manage the strategies, plans and budgets as agreed with the Business Director to achieve the organisational and financial objectives of the company.  This includes working closely with the Business Director in the drafting and agreeing of strategy and budget

In order to achieve the overall organisational and financial objectives by assuming responsibility for setting, and controlling budgets, targets and objectives (KPIs), providing regular reports on progress to the Business Director, highlighting variances from these

Taken from the business plan and strategy it is essential that all functions within the Company are coordinated and given the necessary direction, control and management and operating to agreed objectives, budgets and targets

To ensure targets and objectives within each area of the business are met it is important to ensure good people management practices in line with the Company’s strategic HR policies

Ensure that the key roles are staffed with people who can effectively undertake their roles in the business and that the roles are clearly defined and understood and all personnel are motivated and developed to achieve the business’s objectives. The manager will have responsibility for developing a clear performance objectives for each employee

Provide a customer focused approach throughout the Company; building and maintaining the contacts necessary for the future development of the business, proactively promoting the Company

Effectively manage labour requirements/manpower planning, production planning, stock management , instrumentation calibration, plant modifications and develop innovative systems and processes utilising all available technology



Key skills and experience

Recent management experience, preferably in a mechanical/electrical engineering or manufacturing environment with experinece of reporting to board level

Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and have taken further studies related to business and management

Leadership, a natural ability to lead people and lead by example, the manager will be required to quickly command respect and loyalty even when making difficult decisions

Strong interpersonal skills, the manager must be able to speak with employees, other department managers and senior management

Readiness to evaluate alternatives and make decisions even when all information required is not available

Understanding of the management principles, including finance, health and safety, quality and HR. Ensure compliance to company policies proceedures and standards

Capacity to manage change – identify problems, their causes and practical solutions

Critical thinking and Intellectual capabilities to analyse difficult business problems, getting to the route cause of the problems and generating workable solutions in line with objectives

Initiative and drive, candidate must have a willingness initiate and drive these until results are achieved

Ability to effectively manage their time and that of others. Manager will face production deadlines, shipping dates and more and must prioritise accordingly.

Ensure that manufacturing equipment is maintained, supported and available (as measured by OEE%)

Proactively engage with equipment suppliers to ensure that their expertise contributes to the effective operation of production equipment and resolution of problems



Requirements

Essential

B.Eng Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Recent experience of managing a team in a production environment

Familiarity with gathering and analysiing production, quality and maintenance data

Regular experience of compiling and presenting  production and financial reports

Full driving licence

Desirable

8 years experience of managing a team in a production environment

‘Hands on’ engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Proven record of identifying innovative technical solutions

Quantifiable evidence of reducing production costs

Experience of building strong working relationships with all stakeholders both inernally and externally

Working knowledge of management principles including Finance, Health & Safety, Quality Assurance, Human Resources etc

Evidence of contiuous professional and personal development



Package

Circa £50K based on prior relevant experience

Holidays 25 days plus statutory days

Company Pension contribution

Company Life & Health Insurance Plans

Contact

Sheila McNeice is the consultant managing this position. If you have any queries about this role, you can contact Sheila by e-mail sheila@jobcontax.com or phone +353-91-395 625

Connect with Sheila on Li

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Type: Permanent
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Category: Construction

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