This role leads manufacturing operations within a highly regulated engineering environment. The General Manager ‑ Manufacturing holds full accountability for site performance, safety, quality and delivery, driving operational excellence while developing capability, culture and continuous improvement across complex, low‑volume, high‑integrity production.
Responsibilities
- Holds full P&L accountability for manufacturing operations
- Leads all production, planning, supply chain and site-based functions
- Drives safety, quality, delivery and cost performance across the operation
- Implants manufacturing strategy aligned to wider business objectives
- Oversees continuous improvement, lean initiatives and operational maturity
- Builds strong relationships with customers, partners and internal stakeholders
- Leads, develops and succession-plans the senior site leadership team
- Ensures compliance with regulatory, contractual and governance requirement
Qualifications
- Senior manufacturing leader from a regulated or safety‑critical sector
- Proven experience leading complex production operations end‑to‑end
- Strong background in operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Commercially astute with experience managing budgets and performance
- Credible leader able to influence at executive and customer level
- Track record of developing leadership capability and workforce culture
- Comfortable operating in secure, compliance-driven environments
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience in engineering or manufacturing
Salary
Salary circa £90,000 - £110,000 plus excellent package
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