Plant Manager

Date posted

20/10/2025

Application closing date

Location

Scunthorpe

Salary

Package

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Job description

Plant Manager – Energy Operations

Competitive Salary + Benefits (BSM)

Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1BP

Closing date: 1 December 2025

What you need to know about the role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operations. You will be responsible for overseeing daily production activities, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency, and driving continuous improvement across the plant. This role involves managing staff, budgets, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence.

You will lead the production elements of the Energy Operations Department in order to meet the overall business objectives.

As the Plant Manager of our Energy Operations department, you will lead team of circa 75 personnel covering Central Power Station, Turbo blower House and Works Services. This includes the management, control and coordination of multi-disciplined teams within the manufacturing unit, ensuring that team operational targets, customer service and safety objectives are met.

A condition of this position is that the successful candidate's primary residence must be located within a 45-minute commute of the Scunthorpe plant this is required to comply with the COMAH responsibilities or the role.

What we need to know about you

An engineering or operational experience with high level management training (e.g. CMI. MBA, AMDP etc.) is regarded as being Ideal

Ideally you will also have the following experience:

• Experience of working in an Upper Tier COMAH site
• 24 hour operation in an asset of significant size and complexity and around 75 people is required.
• Leading continuous improvement and significant change programmes.
• You will be from an engineering or production management background Ideally with experience of power generation.
• Capable of managing a multi-disciplined shift orientated workforce in order to achieve the objectives of the business and should be capable of determining the operational objectives required to meet the overall business objectives.
• Examples of safety leadership success, 6 sigma and working within a unionised environment would be an advantage.
• Comprehensive knowledge of up-to-date Health and Safety Legislation is essential

What we can offer you

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
• Life Assurance

• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme

• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.

For more information about us and our journey please visit –

How to apply

Internal candidates please apply for this role by logging in to your ESS account.

External candidates can apply by clicking on the 'apply online' button.

We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.