General Manager

Ref: 609796

Yorkshire

£100,000

• Permanent
• Operational Turnaround
• Team Leadership
• Quality Improvement

About the candidate

Our candidate is a seasoned General Manager with 25+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, playing pivotal roles across the UK and continental Europe. Esteemed for leading operational enhancements and company turnarounds, this professional has a reputation for advancing team performance and organisational culture focusing on safety and quality through strategies like Lean processes and digitalisation.

Adaptable and highly collaborative in management approach, the candidate is not only skilled in restructuring leadership paradigms but also possesses bilingual proficiency in English and French.

What makes them great?

• Enhanced operational efficiency: Reduced major operational downtimes significantly through the successful implementation of predictive maintenance strategies.
• Quality Improvement: Decreased customer complaints substantially by 62% through rigorous process management and quality assurance implementations.
• Human Resource Development: Expanded the workforce by over 50%, introducing a new shift system and reinforcing team capabilities to support extensive capital growth plans.

Areas of expertise

• Operational Turnaround: Led significant revivals of manufacturing processes, ensuring sustainable company growth and the implementation of Lean methodologies.
• Team Leadership and Development: Coached and restructured teams, emphasising effective communication, role accountability, and safety, resulting in measurable improvements in team cohesion and operational output.
• Strategic Implementation: Skilfully managed large-scale budgets and projects, including a £15m three-year CAPEX plan, to align production capabilities with market demands.