Managing Director
Managing Director
Our companies seek a Managing Director. The person will have a strong mechanical engineering, finance and IT background to manage our five companies operating world-wide within the oil, gas and hydrogen sectors. This extremely challenging role comes with a most attractive salary and incentive package.
About Us
We are a family-owned global company that produces ultra critical valves for the world’s oil, gas and hydrogen industries, where exceptional quality and on time delivery is critical.
With operations spanning the UK, Dubai, Malaysia and India, and a world-class R&D centre in Knutsford, we have ambitious plans to grow beyond our £100m turnover.
Our business model is to sub-contract our components, then assemble at our facilities in Knutsford and Chennai. Our culture is agile, entrepreneurial and decisive. There are no layers of bureaucracy, endless committees or slow-moving approval processes. We value common sense, accountability and action.
Who We Are Looking For
Our ideal candidate will have a strong financial background as well as being a practical mechanical engineer who can manage several operations both in the UK and overseas.
Our objectives are to make money and as Managing Director you will concentrate on maximising selling prices and minimising costs to improve our gross margin is king philosophy.
Most importantly, we’re looking for energy, enthusiasm, resilience, and ambition. Someone with plenty of runway ahead of them and a genuine desire to lead a growing international business into its next chapter.
Remuneration & Package
We offer a very attractive base salary and fringe benefits package commensurate with this level of role.
Apply
If you live within forty minutes of Knutsford, and have the relevant industry experience, skills, and gravitate to command this role, please send your CV.
- Locations
- Knutsford, UK - Oliver Valves Limited, Knutsford, UK - Oliver Valvetek Limited, Knutsford, UK - Oliver Twinsafe Valves Limited
About Oliver Valves
With over 45 years of valve technology innovations, Oliver Valves is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-quality valves and valve systems, serving industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, and other critical sectors.
We have won recognised awards for Export, Manufacturing and Growth – as well as the coveted Queens Award and more recently Kings Award for Industry. We’re a profitable, privately owned, and fast-moving company looking for talented individuals to join our team and deliver our strategic objectives.