Production Shift Manager

Overview

Lead production & maintenance at a chemical plant, ensuring safety and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• production ops
• stakeholder mgmt
• plant performance
• hse compliance
• budget kpi
• team development

Tasks

-Lead day-to-day production and maintenance operations on site, ensuring safety, environmental and performance standards are met or exceeded. -Manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including direct negotiation and engagement with trade unions. -Oversee plant performance, resource planning, and infrastructure reliability to ensure consistent delivery to customer and business expectations. -Champion HSE culture, leading by example and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and internal systems (ISO standards, risk assessments, audits). -Manage budgets, KPIs and ensure reporting, compliance and plant standards align with wider business goals. -Drive team development, motivation, and succession planning across a diverse, skilled workforce. -Lead site safety committees, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement projects across production and site management.

Requirements

• plant manager
• hse focus
• leadership
• strategic thinking
• industrial relations
• hnc/hnd

What You Bring

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Plant / Production Manager to lead operations at a Chemical industrial manufacturing site. You will play a key leadership role within a site team of around 60 ( 3 Shift managers) , responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and compliant operations while driving continuous improvement and fostering a high-performing culture. -Proven experience as a Plant or Production Manager within a COMAH, chemical, process, heavy industry, paper&pulp, Renewables or other industrial manufacturing sites. -Strong Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) focus, with a track record of driving a safety-first culture. -Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with a track record of engaging and developing teams. -Strong operational, strategic and analytical thinking – able to balance technical and people leadership. This role is 70 % People management -Experience in managing trade union negotiations and fostering positive industrial relations. -HNC / HND or equivalent in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred, but equivalent experience will be considered.

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Benefits

£75k - £85k plus £6k car allowance 10 % bonus and 10% Pension

About Kintec Global Recruitment

-Specializes in sourcing skilled professionals for high-demand sectors such as energy, infrastructure, and renewables. -Has a strong international presence, with operations across key global markets. -Partners with top-tier companies on critical projects, providing expertise to meet specialized needs. -Focuses on recruitment efforts for a broad spectrum of roles, from technical and engineering to leadership and operational positions. -Known for its flexibility and ability to scale, serving both major corporations and smaller enterprises in need of specialized talent. -A key player in renewable energy recruitment, with a strong focus on the energy transition.

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