As our new Site Director, you will lead the safe, compliant and high-performing operation of the India site, ensuring alignment with company health and safety standards, Group policies and local KPIs. You’ll be responsible for setting and delivering the site’s strategy, driving both immediate priorities and long-term growth through a clear focus on change and continuous improvement and and operational excellence.
Working within a matrix structure, you will collaborate closely with Group functions including Commercial, Finance, Purchasing, R&D, IT and HR to ensure alignment with wider strategic objectives. As the senior leader on site, you will bring teams together, providing clear direction and leadership to ensure all functions are aligned, engaged and working towards shared success.
Some of your key responsibilities:
Act as the senior accountable leader for HSEQ and Process Safety, ensuring full regulatory compliance, robust risk management, emergency preparedness and effective stakeholder engagement with regulators.
Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement by challenging the status quo, embedding lean practices, increasing productivity and reducing costs across all functions.
Lead and develop a high-performing, values-led culture, including performance management, succession planning and capability development.
Own site performance and planning, including budgets, forecasting, capital expenditure and long-term asset reliability, sustainability and risk management strategies.
Enhance customer focus and operational alignment by improving service levels, embedding best practice and collaborating with Group and other sites.
What do I need to be successful in this role?
Proven senior leadership experience in manufacturing or engineering, with a strong track record of delivering performance improvement and cultural transformation.
Strong knowledge of HSE, Process Safety Management and ISO standards, with the ability to operate compliantly within local regulatory frameworks.
Commercial and strategic mindset, supported by strong financial, analytical and business management capability.
Ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing teams, influencing stakeholders and driving cross-functional collaboration in a matrix environment.
Experience in lean manufacturing, supply chain optimisation and capital project management, with the ability to prioritise and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
What’s in it for me?
A competitive salary alongside being included in our company bonus scheme. Our Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Pay bonus schemes reinforce the Scott Bader principle of working together for a common goal and sharing in our successes.
Inclusion in our group medical insurance subsidised by Scott Bader, alongside free membership to our employee assistance programme.
Access to group personal accident cover.
Employee Provident fund alongside our Scott Bader gratuity scheme.
21 days annual leave entitlement plus 12 Public Holidays
We offer all our employees one full day per year to complete volunteering work of your choice which is fully paid. Alongside this, if you are thinking about fundraising for your favourite charity or local community event, we will happily match the funds that you have raised up to a maximum of INR 51,762 in any one year.
Who are Scott Bader?
Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide.
We are committed to expanding our global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on our reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.
Scott Bader is different to most other companies. Our business is based on the simple principle of maintaining a balance between our social purpose and business needs. In 1951 we became the first UK company to hold a Common Ownership Certificate when the Bader family handed over their shares to The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited – in simple terms, this means that Scott Bader colleagues own and are responsible for the success and overall wellbeing of the company.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.