Branch Manager

Branch Manager

Location: Thame & Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum
Benefits:

- Private healthcare
- Generous pension contribution scheme (up to 10.7% company contribution)
- 33 days annual leave
- Annual bonus
- Life assurance
- Company car or car allowance


Key Responsibilities:

- Directly manage approximately 30 staff members at Thame, including cylinder fillers, compressed gas and liquid helium handlers, maintenance technicians/engineers, and transport managers.

- Oversee a team of approximately 20 at Eynsham, including teams leaders and production managers.

- Customer-facing role at Eynsham, addressing issues positively face-to-face.

- Ensure site security and infrastructure at Thame, including legionella and asbestos management updates.

- Being point of contact at for both sites across all operational hours.

- Lead productivity and safety initiatives, with occasional travel to other sites.

- Participate in management meetings via Teams and occasionally at alternative sites.

Requirements:


- DVLA issued driving licence (maximum 3 points).
- Experience in line management or production management in an industrial setting (e.g car manufacturing or another industrial sector).
- Trade union experience is preferable but not essential.
- NEBOSH qualification is strongly preferred but not essential; BOC will provide training if needed.
- Ability to be self-sufficient quickly and make decisions within a framework.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.

Training and Development:

- Comprehensive onboarding and training for the first 6 months.
- Support from direct manager and other colleagues across the business.
- Participation in the LINDE leadership programme and new production managers training programme.