Head of Production

Are you an exceptional people leader with extensive Operations experience within a manufacturing environment We have an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a team of senior managers and more than 150 people to ensure safe and effective delivery against annual objectives and play a key lead role in our site transformation program. You will have oversight of a skilled multidiscipline Production team on a large complex and growing manufacturing site.

In collaboration with the Site Leadership Team you will develop and drive an ambitious strategy focussed on our team our ways of working and future site development. You will deliver against the sites substantial investment plan while managing your operations financial performance effectively.

At our Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre we have approximately 375 employees and we are investing in growing and diversifying our operations our ways of working and the capabilities of our teams to support our site growth.

Reporting to the Site Manager youll have a key role on our Site Leadership Team and Global Manufacturing Network with responsibility for delivering our strategic change programme at both a departmental and site level at a key strategic manufacturing operations centre.

Qualifications and required experience

• Extensive experience in leading production/operations within chemical production on a large scale ideally on a top tier COMAH site.
• Proven track record in manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience of managing and developing large teams controlling budgets and understanding financial tools and analysis.
• Proven track record in delivering change/transformation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to Health Safety Environmental & Quality (HSEQ) practices and leads by example in all HSEQrelated matters.
• Proven leadership experience of mixed discipline groups.
• Extensive track record of managing a substantial similar activity at a management level in a relevant organization and appropriate technical qualification

Additional Information :

Site Details

Syngentas Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre is one of our two awardwinning manufacturing sites in the UK. The site was founded in 1919 and today employs nearly 400 skilled people in a variety of roles that include manufacturing engineering scientific and production support. Our goal is to operate safely reliably and cost effectively and to help growers protect their crops and increase their yield.

At Syngenta Grangemouth we have four plants dedicated to active ingredient (AI) manufacture and one finished product formulation and packaging plant with the most recent facility opening in May 2010.

What we offer

• An extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme bonus scheme private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• Flexible working flexible start/finish times can be considered
• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.  
• A strong learning culture and a wide range of training and development opportunities including support for externally recognized professional qualifications.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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