Site Manager
We’re looking for an experienced Site Manager to lead our Spennymoor site, overseeing transport, plant operations, administration and customer service. You’ll be a confident people leader with the technical understanding to manage an operation involving heavy-duty machinery and the commercial awareness to manage budgets, control costs and deliver strong financial performance—all while keeping the site running safely and efficiently.
Combining hands-on leadership with commercial and financial accountability, you’ll lead managers and operational colleagues, develop a capable and engaged workforce, and ensure the site delivers against its budget and service commitments.
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Owning the site’s P&L, with accountability for delivering annual budget, profitability and operational performance targets.
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Developing and managing the annual site budget, reviewing monthly financial performance and taking corrective action to address variances.
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Leading the transport, plant operations, administration and customer service teams, ensuring clear priorities, effective coordination and accountability.
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Controlling labour, transport, maintenance and other operating costs, aligning resources with volumes and identifying opportunities to improve productivity and profitability.
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Overseeing the safe and efficient operation of heavy-duty plant machinery and processing equipment, ensuring effective maintenance, statutory inspections and timely resolution of breakdowns to minimise downtime.
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Managing transport and distribution performance to support reliable collections, deliveries and delivery-in-full-and-on-time targets.
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Ensuring administration and customer service activities support accurate records, timely communication and effective resolution of customer issues.
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Leading, motivating and developing managers and frontline operational colleagues through clear expectations, regular feedback and performance management.
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Maintaining high standards of health and safety, environmental compliance, quality and housekeeping, working closely with SHEQ leads.
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Ensuring readiness for external audits, including ISO, Environment Agency and health and safety audits, alongside duty of care visits.
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Managing third-party suppliers and contractors involved in equipment testing, maintenance and other site services.
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Partnering with People & Culture on recruitment, retention, development and succession planning.
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Working with Commercial teams to assess site capacity and resource requirements for new business and changing volumes.
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Ensuring daily completion of the Plant Site Diary and maintaining accurate, auditable asset tracking, including achieving 99% scan accuracy.
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Presenting financial and operational results at monthly regional business reviews, with clear actions to address performance gaps.
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Championing Sharpsmart’s culture and driving continuous improvement across the site.
What you'll bring
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Proven experience leading an operational, industrial or processing site, with direct responsibility for P&L and budget delivery.
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Experience overseeing multiple functions, including transport, plant operations, administration and customer service.
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Experience managing an environment involving heavy-duty machinery, with the technical understanding to oversee safe operation, preventative maintenance and equipment reliability.
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Strong financial and commercial awareness, including the ability to interpret P&L reports, understand cost drivers and act on variances.
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A track record of improving productivity, controlling costs and delivering financial and operational targets.
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Excellent people-management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and develop both managers and frontline operational teams.
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A strong commitment to safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
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Confident communication and stakeholder-management skills.
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A practical, accountable approach to problem-solving, continuous improvement and project delivery.
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The drive to develop your team, improve site performance and progress.
- 45 hour working week Monday to Friday - usual working hours 6am-4pm
Skills
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