General Manager

Overview: Working exclusively with our client, an established and growing injection moulding manufacturer supplying into medical, MOD, off-highway and industrial sectors, experiencing a strong order book, we are looking to recruit an experienced General Manager with a background in hi-volume manufacturing and precision engineering with strong people management, production management and budgetary control and systems.

Remit:

* This position will suit either a current General Manager or Director, or an experienced Operations Manager or Production Manager or Technical Manager with strong skillset to progress into a General Manager role

* The successful General Manager candidate will provide strategic and hands-on leadership across all areas of the business with responsibility for driving operational excellence

* Fantastic opportunity for an experienced manufacturing or production management professional with good people management skills and a proven track record of leading manufacturing operations within an injection moulding plant

* Ideally you will have experience with either plastic injection moulding or plastics manufacturing, however all industry disciplines will be considered if you have a minimum of 5 years’ experience within Production Operations & people management

Role:

* As General Manager you will lead the day-to-day operations of the injection moulding manufacturing facility

* In the role of General Manager, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, improving productivity & profitability and developing a high performing manufacturing team

* Take ownership of manufacturing output, productivity, efficiency, quality and delivery

* Identify opportunities for business growth, process improvement and cost reduction

* Develop and execute operational plans aligned with the company’s strategic objectives

* Monitor scrap, downtime, cycle times, changeover times and overall equipment effectiveness

* Ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining quality and delivery requirements

* Implement Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and problem-solving methodologies

* Lead initiatives to reduce waste, improve throughput and increase manufacturing competitiveness

* Work closely with engineering and tooling teams to optimise mould performance and production processes

* Support capital investment decisions, including new machinery, automation, robotics and tooling

* Ensure robust quality management systems and procedures are implemented and maintained

* Promote a right-first-time culture throughout the organisation

* Ensure production processes meet customer specifications and applicable industry standards

* Take responsibility for the operational budget and manufacturing cost base

* Monitor labour, material, energy, maintenance and overhead costs

* Drive initiatives to improve gross margin and overall profitability

* Lead, motivate and develop a highly performing manufacturing team

* Ma nage recruitment, performance management and employee development in conjunction with HR

Experience Requirements:

* Preferably proven management experience within a plastic injection moulding or plastics manufacturing environment, or alternatively an alternative hi-speed manufacturing sector.

* Proven track record of improving productivity, efficiency and profitability

* Must have strong IT systems experience, ie Excel

* Must have good experience with finance control ie budgets, business commerce

* Experience in managing budgets, KPIs and operational performance

* Strong people-management and leadership experience

* Experience implementing continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives

* Strong understanding of health & safety requirements within a manufacturing environment

* Strategic and operational thinking

* Excellent leadership and people management skills

* Strong problem solving and decision-making ability

* Effective organisational and planning skills

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Sierra 57 Consult –

Technical Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Specialist – Plastics, Packaging & Precision Engineering

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