General Manager/Plant Manager

Role:-General-Manager/Plant-Manager

Salary:60,00075,000-per-annum-+-additional-benefits

Hours:-Monday-Thursday-8:00am-17.00pm-,-Friday-8:00am-15:30pm.

Location:-Commutable-from,-Maidstone,-Rainham,-Gillingham,-Sevenoaks,-Sittingbourne-and-surrounding-areas

We-are-looking-for-a-General-Manager-to-join-a-manufacturing-business-within-the-automotive-and-motorsport-industry.-The-General-Manager-will-provide-leadership,-coordination,-and-support-across-the-business,-ensuring-the-smooth-day-to-day-running-of-operations-within-an-established-management-team.This-role-is-focused-on-enabling-team-success-rather-than-replacing-it-by-bringing-strong-people-leadership,-clear-communication,-and-operational-oversight-to-align-manufacturing-and-sales-activities-with-company-objectives.

Team-Support-&-Leadership

• Support-and-guide-the-existing-management-team-across-manufacturing,-sales,-and-administration.
• Foster-a-positive,-collaborative-working-culture-built-on-respect,-accountability,-and-open-communication.
• Act-as-a-mentor-and-sounding-board-for-managers,-helping-them-resolve-challenges-and-develop-their-teams.
• Promote-strong-engagement,-morale,-and-performance-across-the-business.

Sales-&-Customer-Alignment

• Support-the-sales-team-in-maintaining-and-developing-key-customer-relationships.
• Ensure-communication-between-sales-and-production-teams-is-clear-and-effective.
• Assist-in-resolving-customer-issues-or-escalations-with-a-professional-and-empathetic-approach.
• Contribute-to-maintaining-a-strong-reputation-for-quality-and-service.

Business-Performance-Support

• Monitor-performance-alongside-the-management-team,-identifying-areas-for-improvement.
• Support-the-delivery-of-business-goals,-including-operational-efficiency-and-customer-satisfaction.
• Assist-with-planning-and-implementing-practical,-achievable-improvements.

Essential-Skills-&-Experience

• Proven-experience-in-a-manufacturing-environment-(precision-engineering-preferred).
• Strong-leadership-and-people-management-skills,-with-high-emotional-intelligence.
• Excellent-communication,-listening,-and-problem-solving-abilities.
• Experience-working-with-or-supporting-multi-functional-teams.
• Commercial-awareness-and-understanding-of-customer-focused-businesses.
• Communication-&-Coordination
• Ensure-clear-communication-of-priorities,-challenges,-and-business-objectives.
• Support-leadership-in-delivering-consistent-messaging-across-the-company

As-the-General-Manager-you-will-have-the-following:

• Experience-in-automotive,-motorsport,-or-performance-engineering-sectors
• Exposure-to-production-planning-or-sales-coordination.
• Knowledge-of-quality-systems-or-manufacturing-best-practices.
• Approachable,-calm,-and-solutions-focused.
• Strong-empathy-and-interpersonal-awareness.
• Practical,-hands-on-mindset.
• Team-oriented-with-a-collaborative-approach.
• Work with a- well-supported,-confident-management-team.
• Smooth-day-to-day-operations-with-strong-interdepartmental-communication.
• High-team-morale-and-engagement.
• Consistent-delivery-of-quality-products-and-customer-satisfaction.

If-this-role-sounds-of-interest,-please-apply-now-and-send-your-most-up-to-date-CV-to-Vicky-at-TechNichols-Resourcing-to-be-considered.-Or-call-TechNichols-Resourcing-and-speak-with-Vicky-for-further-information.

We-will-endeavour-to-get-back-to-all-applicants-but-if-you-have-not-heard-back-within-5-working-days-unfortunately-your-application-has-been-unsuccessful.