Plant Manager

Plant Manager
Dewsbury, WF12 7JJ
48 hours per week (Mon-Fri with some Saturday working covered by a rota)
Competitive salary & benefits

Welcome to Marshalls Mortars and Screeds – our cutting-edge range of mortar and screed is meticulously crafted to meet every customer's diverse needs. Our products are powered by innovation and performance and guarantee exceptional strength, durability, and workability, ensuring a seamless application process and results that stand the test of time. Proudly a part of Marshalls PLC, the UK’s leading supplier of hard landscaping, building, and roofing products. Join us as we build the future together!

Manufacturing is at the heart of our operation. It's where we fulfil the customer promise and produce the UK’s leading Mortar & Screed products. We're continually investing in our people, processes, and plants to ensure we push the boundaries within our sector. As a result, we have a new opportunity for a Plant Manager to lead our team at our Dewsbury plant.

So what’s the role about?
You will lead all site production activities, compliance, and health and safety whilst developing a performance-driven culture emphasising ownership, accountability, transparency, and development of the facility and its people. You’ll engage the ‘hearts and minds of the company’s employees to create and sustain a proactive culture in all disciplines across the site.

You’ll lead and manage site-based team members and need excellent communication and people management skills. Working closely with the National Operations Manager, you’ll implement a continuous improvement culture to ensure site KPIs are achieved!

What are the required skills?

• Experience of operating in a manufacturing site with responsibility for a team
• Experience in maximising the potential of others including development and performance management
• Demonstrable experience of driving and improving site performance
• Excellent IT skills including MS package including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, both one-to-one and in a group setting
• Experience in implementing continuous improvement/lean manufacturing techniques e.g. 5s, DMAIC would be an advantage
• IOSH Managing Safely / NEBOSH General Certificate desirable

Interested and want to know more?
This is a great opportunity to take the next step in progressing your career. We will fully support your development and offer you an opportunity to work in a meaningful and engaging environment where you can have an immediate impact. New ideas are encouraged, and you will be rewarded with the opportunity to learn and grow, achieving your career aspirations.

Benefits include:

• 26 days holiday + bank holidays
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• Training and development opportunities
• 5% employer-matched pension scheme
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs, and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on Marshalls products
• Retailer discounts
• Marshalls Wellbeing Centre
• EE mobile phone discount – friends & family
• Share purchase scheme
• Life assurance
• Job security working for the UK’s leading manufacturer of landscaping products!

Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, at Marshalls you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You are unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day. We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We call this doing business The Marshalls Way. We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve. Marshalls is a workplace where you are valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!

No agencies, thank you!