Job Description

The Company

• A specialist heavy engineering, metals processing plant, with state-of-the-art engineering and technical capabilities that have enabled it to become a trusted supplier of high-value metal material to customers around the world - with over 90% of its products exported outside of the UK.

• With over 300 employees, and annual sales of over \xc2\xa3200m, the plant has an output of over 100,000 tonnes per annum, with major customers in the Packaging, Automotive, and Energy sectors.

• A unique business within its market in the UK, the operation is a subsidiary of one the leading metal processing companies across Europe, generating an annual turnover of over \xe2\x82\xac5bn.

The Role

• The General Manager is responsible for the overall performance of the business, and for the senior leadership team, who lead the key functions of the business: Supply Chain, Operations, Sales, HSE, Finance, IT, HR, Technology and Technical Services.

• Initially a designate role, to the current General Manager, the role will drive a significant strategic transformation programme across the business, to enable the plant to evolve operationally and commercially into a more efficient, modern-thinking, and agile business. This will include broadening its customer markets, as it focuses on new global growth sectors.

• The successful candidate will shadow the current General Manager in his role, and will be given several strategic projects to oversee, whilst they are provided with a thorough induction into the UK business, and the parent Group. This will include spending time at the head office in Europe, and visiting subsidiary sites.

The Candidate

• This is a role for an established General Manager, who is used to leading an autonomous manufacturing business - most likely from a metals processing background. It is possible that experience outside of this market could be relevant, provided you can demonstrate the ability to thrive in new technical environments. Examples of related \'heavy industry\' sectors include the Building Products (such as concrete, insulation and aggregates), Petrochemical and Chemicals, Glass, Refractories, and related industrial manufacturing and process sectors.

• Degree-educated, you will be comfortable within an international group, adept in collaborating effectively with group peers, and highly effective at communicating with your own team and across all functions.

• You will be someone who places people, and people development, at the top of your priorities, and who allows your team to flourish with autonomy and trust. A credible leader, who is a strategic thinker, with decision making confidence, and intellectual curiosity.

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