Plant Manager

Overview

As Plant Manager at DwyerOmega’s Ely site, you lead a key manufacturing hub within a global, high-quality industrial business. You own site performance, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and logistics, driving revenue, EBITDA and a culture of safety and continuous improvement. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to align demand with capacity, implement cost and margin initiatives, and advance Lean and Industry 4.0 initiatives. This role offers high impact leadership and the chance to shape operational excellence at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary + benefits

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations across manufacturing, supply chain, quality and logistics
• Ensure production output meets customer demand and revenue targets
• Drive on-time delivery and schedule adherence
• Manage site KPIs and operational metrics
• Execute SIOP at site level and align with forecasts and capacity
• Improve forecast accuracy through planning and commercial collaboration
• Deliver revenue and EBITDA plans while boosting productivity
• Lead Lean and Continuous Improvement programs to reduce waste
• Develop and coach the site leadership team and workforce
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards

Key requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Proven track record in manufacturing leadership and multi-functional operations
• Experience with SIOP, demand planning, capacity planning and resource management
• Strong experience driving operational excellence, productivity and cost control
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Commercial and financial awareness with EBITDA understanding
• Excellent analytical, data-driven decision making and stakeholder influence skills
• Ability to lead, develop and coach teams in a fast-paced environment

• Strong leadership and people management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence
• Proactive problem-solving mindset
• SIOP/demand planning
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
• Data-driven decision making

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