Assistant Plant Manager

Assistant Plant Manager

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £41,000
Hours: 45 hour week - Monday to Saturday with 1 in 2 Saturday rota (Typically 4hrs on a Saturday)

Are you an experienced Asphalt Plant professional looking for your next step into management? Do you have strong operational knowledge, a hands-on approach and the ability to lead a team while ensuring a safe and efficient working environment?We are currently recruiting for an Asphalt Plant Assistant Manager to support the day-to-day running of an established asphalt operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong understanding of asphalt production and plant operations who is looking to take on greater responsibility within a busy operational environment.Working closely with the Plant Manager, you will play an important role in maintaining high standards of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance, supporting production, overseeing maintenance activities and leading the operational team. You will also provide management cover when required.

Your role as an Assistant Plant Manager will involve:

Supporting the Plant Manager in the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the asphalt plant.
Leading and maintaining high standards of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
Supporting daily production and ensuring operational requirements are met.
Delivering planned maintenance activities and supporting the long-term plant maintenance plan.
Identifying plant defects, investigating breakdowns and supporting root-cause analysis.
Supervising, motivating and developing plant operatives.
Managing contractors and ensuring work is properly planned and controlled.
Maintaining product quality and Factory Production Control (FPC) standards.
Monitoring operational costs, energy usage, waste and overall plant efficiency.
Maintaining high standards of housekeeping and site organisation.
Supporting customer service, accurate loading and production requirements.
Completing inspections, records and relevant management systems.
Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement across safety, reliability and efficiency.
Providing management cover for the Plant Manager when required.
We are looking for a capable and proactive operational leader who can take ownership of plant operations, support their team and ensure production runs safely and efficiently.

Ideally, as the Assistant Plant Manager you will have:

Previous experience within an asphalt plant or similar production environment.
Good technical knowledge of asphalt plant operations.
Strong Health, Safety and Environmental awareness.
Experience supervising or leading an operational team.
Practical and mechanical aptitude, with the ability to identify and resolve plant issues.
Experience supporting planned and reactive maintenance activities.
Good organisational and planning skills.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
An understanding of production costs, product quality and operational efficiency.
Good communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
Competent IT and administrative skills.
A reliable, flexible and proactive attitude with a continuous improvement mindset.
What's On Offer?

Opportunity to join an established business within the construction materials industry.
A varied operational management position with genuine responsibility.
Opportunity to develop your leadership and management experience.
The chance to contribute to operational improvements and plant performance.
Support from an established management team.
If you have experience within asphalt production, plant operations or a similar industrial environment and are ready to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Lilly at Zoom Recruitment for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

Please note that due to the high level of applicants we are not able to respond to unsuccessful candidates, and if you have not been contacted within seven days please assume you have not been selected on this occasion. Zoom Recruitment Services Ltd is a specialist employment agency supplying permanent, temporary and contract staff within the Logistics, Manufacturing and Engineering sectors. We are also accredited members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and follow professional and ethical working procedures
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed