General Manager /Start-up experience is a plus/

- Overall strategic and operational management of the manufacturing sites while providing strong leadership to enable the manufacturing sites to deliver targets to support overall business objectives.
- Budgetary management of all manufacturing related costs; to be able to understand where costs are coming from, where they will be projected to be and to be able to keep spending within budget.
- Liaising directly with Customers at a senior level to deal with issues across the board from looking at potential new business as well as resolving any serious problems that may arise.
- Build and develop relationships at all levels across the manufacturing areas to in order to drive new ideas/initiatives and to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- To work closely with the Engineering Projects team from Research and Development phase to eventual roll out of any new lines into production.
- Have a wider understanding of the business needs from working with the senior management team and to translate how that impacts on the needs of the sites.
- Measuring and monitoring of key performance indicators and other measurable data to ensure progression in line with targets.
- Ensure that Quality and Health & Safety are maintained are maintained as high priorities for the sites and not allowed to slip in the achievement of production targets.
- To ensure sites are achieving and maintaining engineering, quality and health & safety standards as well as complying with all relevant legislation.
- Ensure compliance with TS16949 or customer specific standards, procedures and any other legal requirements.
- Implement and improve lean manufacturing methodologies on site to improve overall site performance.
- Project Management of various different projects as and when required by the business.

- Competetive salary package
- Company car

* International automotive company.