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If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk.\nWhat You Will Do\nYou'll have the scope to make a real impact. You will:\nProvide visible leadership for safety, creating a culture of ownership for safe working, operational risk and high standards.\nLead the Oakenholt operation, creating a clear strategy and translating it into action.\nLead, coach and develop four direct reports, supporting them to get the best from their teams.\nTake full budget responsibility, ensuring key financial and operational targets are achieved.\nDrive Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Morale (SQCDM) performance through clear operational routines and measures.\nWork across Engineering, Quality, Safety/RESH, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance and other functions to optimise site performance.\nBuild a strong people and talent agenda, developing leadership capability and creating opportunities for growth.\nDrive continuous improvement and Manufacturing Excellence, reducing losses and improving efficiency and operational stability.\nUse structured problem-solving, including Root Cause Analysis, to deliver sustainable improvements.\nLead and embed change, bringing people with you and translating improvements into measurable results.\nPeople are at the heart of Oakenholt's success. Your ability to create clarity, build engagement and develop others will be as important as your operational expertise.\nWho You Are\nYou're an experienced manufacturing or operations leader who knows how to turn strategy into results while keeping people engaged and focused.\nYou'll bring:\nSignificant leadership experience within a complex, ideally 24/7, manufacturing or process environment.\nA strong track record of visible safety leadership and building a culture of ownership.\nExperience leading operational teams and delivering measurable business improvements.\nExperience developing and implementing longer-term operational strategies.\nProven budget ownership and performance management experience.\nStrong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to develop capability and get the best from others.\nA collaborative style with the confidence to challenge, influence and make decisions.\nExperience driving continuous improvement, Manufacturing Excellence, Lean or TPM and reducing operational losses.\nStrong problem-solving capability, including Root Cause Analysis or similar methodologies.\nThe ability to assess risk and make sound decisions in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.\nExcellent communication skills and the ability to engage people at every level.\nMost importantly, you're ready for a role with genuine ownership, visibility and the opportunity to make your mark.\nPapermaking or high-speed continuous process manufacturing experience would be advantageous, but isn't essential.\nWhat We Can Offer You\nOur purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. 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