Factory General Manager

5 days ago


Preston Lancashire, United Kingdom MacGregor Black Full time €90,000

Factory General Manager

Are you an experienced, fast paced manufacturing site leader?

Do you have a proven track record in building high performance teams within FMCG manufacturing?

Are you analytical and CI driven, to ensure your factory is operating at optimum efficiency?

MacGregor Black are partnering with a FMCG business on the search for a Factory General Manager. This is a perm role based in Preston.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide clear manufacturing objectives, vision, and leadership to the Factory.
  • Accountable for the ongoing delivery of a strong set of KPI results for the site, including cost, safety, service, quality, gross losses and absenteeism.
  • Develop and lead the implementation of change management initiatives, whilst leading the site to play its key part in the delivery of major change impacting the wider Supply Chain and business.
  • Define and gain agreement for all budgets and forecasts, ensuring the Site delivers / beats its overall financial commitments.
  • Ensure the Site has appropriate processes and systems in place to drive best practice manufacturing standards with a focus on developing and embedding LEAN manufacturing.
  • Overall responsibility for plant performance, product quality, product functionality and product safety.

What are we looking for?

  • Successful track record of delivery in previous manufacturing team leadership roles is essential.
  • Experience of leading cross functional teams in the consumer sector with experience of high-speed production.
  • Exposure to a number of different functions and evidence of being able to apply knowledge in other areas.
  • Commercially astute with the ability to see the broader business context gained through experience of working with commercial functions.
  • Strong influencing and communication skills to deliver results through others.

Salary – circa £90k + car + benefits.

Please contact Rob Blackburn today for further information.



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