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Plant Manager
full-time•Newcastle upon Tyne
About this role
Company Description
Stannah is a family-owned manufacturing and engineering company. Our products move people and goods in and around homes and buildings. We make life easier for people. We do this by improving access for greater convenience and independence.
Joseph Stannah founded the business in 1867. A lot has happened since then and today Stannah is a global business. The family is in their fifth generation and plays a hands-on role in running the business. Most people know us for our stairlifts. Our range of products includes lifts, escalators, and homelifts. We also provide maintenance and repair services.
Job Description
Plant Manager Jobs in Newburn, UK at Stannah – Join Our Team!
Stannah have an exciting opportunity for a Plant Manager to join the UK Manufacturing team based at Newburn, reporting to the Director of Operations.
This role will involve leading the safe, efficient, and high-quality operation of our UK manufacturing facility. Which will cover fabrication, painting, finishing, and associated support functions. As the Plant Manager you will have full responsibility of the plant, ensuring alignment with Stannah group strategy, standards, and the delivery of the Stannah strategic Blueprint.
As the Plant Manager, you will work 37 hours a week, Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:45, and Friday 08:00 to 13:00, with flexibility required to support business and plant needs.
This role is a permanent position offering an excellent opportunity to play a key role in driving operational excellence within a respected, family-owned business. You will be required to travel regularly between our HQ site in Andover, Hampshire and occasionally to our site in Czech.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced manufacturing manager with strong leadership, communication and proven people management skills. It is essential to have a safety-first mindset, be passionate about people development, quality, and continuous improvement.
Within this role you will act as the senior site leader in a unionised environment, maintaining constructive relationships with recognised trade unions to support safe, productive, and sustainable operations. Support consultations, communication, and change processes in line with collective agreements, company policies, and UK employment legislation.
To be successful as the Plant Manager, it is essential that you have previous experience leading operations within a regulated UK manufacturing environment. Experience in metal fabrication, rail systems, or coating, painting operations would be highly desirable.
Plant Manager Responsibilities
Act as the site safety leader, embedding a safety-first culture and ensuring compliance with UK HSE legislation and internal policies.
Oversee day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring production schedules, quality standards, and KPIs are achieved.
Lead and develop site leadership, operators, and support teams, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and engagement.
Champion Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Continuous Improvement initiatives across the plant.
Manage budgets, cost control, asset maintenance, and performance reporting to senior management.
Be a direct report for the Production Manager and a dotted line to our Maintenance, Quality and Engineering Managers across Newburn and Andover.
Please see the full job description here: Plant Manager Job Description
Qualifications
Plant Manager Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience) desirable
Extensive leadership experience in a UK manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of UK health, safety, and environmental legislation.
Proven ability to manage budgets, lead cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement.
Additional Information
If you have previous experience working as a Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager, or Operations Manager and are looking for a Plant Manager job in Newburn, please click the “apply now” button or contact us for further information.
Benefits Include:
- Market Aligned Salary, paid on a monthly basis
- Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Holiday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leave
- Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
- SimplyHealth Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefit
- Company Benefits Discount Rewards Scheme. Includes shop discounts, hotel discounts, days out, and more
- Employee Assistance Programme. A workplace initiative to support and enhance well-being
- Enhanced maternity and paternity provision
- Company Funded LinkedIn Learning Account
- Company Vehicle
- Management Bonus
Stannah Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We treat all our job applicants fairly and with respect. Our employees are the heart of our business.
We take great care to create a working environment where everyone feels valued. Join our team and be a part of our diverse and inclusive community!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high numbers of applications for the role.
Appropriate right to work must be held by applicants. Sponsorship is not available.
What you'll do
- The Plant Manager will lead the safe and efficient operation of the manufacturing facility, ensuring production schedules and quality standards are met. They will also manage budgets, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and maintain relationships with trade unions.
About Stannah
A fifth‑generation British family business, Stannah has been moving people and goods since 1867. For over 150 years, we’ve helped people move more freely, confidently, and safely. From Joseph Stannah’s early cranes and hoists on London’s docks, we’ve grown into a global family company recognised for trusted lift solutions that enhance everyday life.
Today, we are world leaders in stairlifts and homelifts, and a major UK provider of passenger lifts, platform lifts, goods and service lifts, escalators, and moving walkways. Our teams design, install, maintain, modernise, and care for lift products across homes, workplaces, public buildings, and transport hubs—keeping people and goods moving, wherever they need to be.
What sets Stannah apart is our commitment to quality engineering, genuine customer care, and the family values that have guided every generation. As an independent British business, we invest for the long term—innovating, adapting, and partnering with customers in more than 50 markets worldwide.
Our purpose is simple: to make life easier, safer, and more accessible for everyone. With millions of products installed globally and a reputation built on trust, we proudly stand by our promise: always true to our word.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Plant Manager do at Stannah?
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