General Manager, Kendal

About a Career With Elis

Are you ready to take the next step in your Elis career? This is an exciting opportunity to lead our established Kendal site, with responsibility for £10.5m revenue and a well‑established operational team.

Job Details

• Location: Kendal
• Employment type: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent

Your Mission at Elis

• Lead and inspire: Direct all site teams – production, logistics, engineering, customer services – to deliver excellence while fostering a culture of trust during a period of change.
• Take ownership: Full P&L responsibility with a focus on hitting EBITDA targets and safeguarding revenue.
• Develop people: Coach, support, and grow your team, ensuring every colleague, both new and existing, feels valued, engaged, and part of the Elis culture.
• Drive improvement: Lead the LEAN agenda and embed our culture of safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Shape the future: Align local operations with Elis’s strategic goals while identifying opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Deliver for our customers: Put service at the heart of everything we do, ensuring we continue to exceed customer expectations.

What will make you stand out?

• Experience leading teams in an operational environment
• Commercial awareness and confidence with budgets, KPIs and performance metrics
• A people leader who can engage, motivate and bring out the best in others
• Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Commitment to health, safety, quality and sustainability

What's on offer?

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Car allowance
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• On‑site parking
• Private medical
• Employee assistance programme
• Competitive base salary
• Performance‑related bonus
• EV scheme (with qualifying service)

Contact

Sophie Dunham
HRBP - North
Tel:

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