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Plant Manager

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Plant Manager

Business Unit: 5070 - Polybitumens

Location: Grays

Job Role

Plant Manager

Responsible for the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the site, ensuring the production and supply of on-specification bitumen to customers. The role oversees production planning, stock management, quality assurance, customer service, operational performance and team leadership whilst maintaining high health, safety and environmental standards.

Duties

• Lead and promote a strong Health, Safety and Environmental culture across the site.
• Ensure compliance with site procedures, permits to work, policies and operational standards.
• Support delivery of the HS&E strategy and lead investigations into incidents where required.
• Develop and manage production plans to meet customer demand and operational requirements.
• Monitor and maintain adequate stock levels of raw materials and coordinate haulage requirements.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure continuity of supply and service delivery.
• Manage and deliver quality control processes, quality plans and audit requirements.
• Troubleshoot operational and production issues, implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Raise maintenance requirements and monitor equipment performance through CMMS systems.
• Produce operational, quality and performance reports through data analysis.
• Act as a key point of contact for customers, managing expectations, enquiries and complaints.
• Lead, support, coach and develop site operational teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, innovation projects and operational best practice.
• Respond effectively to emergency situations to ensure personnel and equipment safety.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in a production, manufacturing, process plant or operational management environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop and support operational teams.
• Demonstrable commitment to Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) standards and safe systems of work.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and respond to changing customer demands.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability, with experience of investigating issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels.
• Experience of quality management, compliance requirements and audit processes.
• Competent in analysing operational data and producing reports to support business decisions.
• Customer-focused with a proactive approach to service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to operational incidents and emergency situations.
• Demonstrates Eurovia's values of Humility, Teamwork, Excellence, Entrepreneurship and Integrity in all aspects of work.

Essential

• Production/process/manufacturing operations experience.
• Leadership and people management experience.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management skills.
• Competent IT skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Relevant operational, engineering or manufacturing qualification.
• Experience within bitumen, asphalt, construction materials, petrochemical or similar process industries.
• Experience managing audits, quality systems and compliance programmes.
• Incident investigation and emergency response experience.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Eurovia is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Eurovia recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.

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