Job Overview
Interim Operations Leader (FTC 6-months) at Lucy Zodion Ltd, Sowerby Bridge.
Location: Sowerby Bridge
Job Reference No: 4197
Job Purpose
As an Interim Operations Leader for Lucy Zodion, you will be responsible for oversight of the daily workings of warehouse, production/assembly areas and maintenance driving efficiency and productivity targets. You will ensure deadlines are met through managing robust planning and execution. You will optimise the use of resources effectively to meet production demands, whilst providing a safe and satisfying working environment to our employees.
Business Overview
Lucy Zodion is an industry leader in advanced street lighting controls, power distribution and electric vehicle (EV) supply solutions. Our products assist customers with energising urban and highways infrastructure from the ground up. Our range includes photocells, power distribution enclosures, EV connection feeder pillars, isolators, cut outs and switchgear.
Job Context / Dimensions
We are looking for an experienced Interim Operations Leader to join the operations team at Lucy Zodion. The role involves working collaboratively across areas within operations such as quality, procurement, production engineering, project administration, tendering design and services. The role will also involve working alongside other functional peers within sales and marketing, new product development, customer services, finance, IT and HR. The role will ensure operational processes are adhered ensuring efficiencies and productivity targets are met. Manage the LZ estate and infrastructure ensuring service/maintenance contracts are executed and creating a safe work environment for all staff.
Key Accountabilities
* Provide leadership for operations and logistics in effective and high quality assembly facilities.
* Manage and motivate the teams through promoting and fostering a strong team culture and open communication in:
* Assist supervisors in conducting appraisals where required
* Be first line of support for any people issues arising within Lucy Zodion operations
* Ensure that all departmental staff are fully trained in all aspects of the job
* To satisfy sales demands efficiently whilst meeting ‘promises’
* Continuously seek efficiency and service-level improvements
* Ensure that the relevant control systems are in place and adhered to, and quality standards are maintained
* Recommend changes to and ensure that all quality, environmental and health & safety requirements are met
* Design, plan and operate within agreed budgets
* Evaluate and instigate workforce resource and equipment requirements in line with business requirements and objectives
* With the supervisors manage the workforce capacity – foretell short and medium term labour needs and match workforce to labour needs
* Investigate, recommend and introduce process and equipment changes
* Be customer focused and resolve issues as they arise, feeding back to the workforce why the issue arose and how it needs to be resolved
* Work with the stock controller to manage performance against finished product stock outs
* Work with Procurement/Quality teams to ensure the efficiency of our supply chain
* Provide high quality communications on Operations and Logistics within the business
* Ensure ongoing communication between departments to maintain continuous improvement
* Produce high quality monthly reports to the MD and others as required
* Run appropriately timed operations meetings; review performance and identify improvements; undertake and document high level business unit and production/process reviews; attend monthly business review meetings with Leadership Team
* Provide high-quality facilities management on Lucy Zodion sites
* Manage services including water, air, electricity, and fuel for the Lucy Zodion business
* Implement preventative maintenance regimes to minimise unscheduled intervention
* Maintain a safe working environment for all operational staff and directions
* Implement new policies and procedures relating to the production process
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
* Education & Experience: Experienced Operations Manager 5 years plus
* Previous experience within an engineering/manufacturing business
* Excellent communication skills (internally and externally)
* Excellent knowledge of health and safety regulations and IOSH trained
* Conflict resolution skills
* Familiarity with Health and Safety Regulations
* Experienced lead in practical problem solving
* High level of experience working with HR
* Positive and confident approach to tasks
* Excellent people and time management skills
* Ability to think logically
* Up to date IT skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Full clean driving licence
Behavioural Competencies
* Able to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines
* Ability to confidently motivate and provide direction to a cross-functional team
* Proactive can-do attitude
* Maintain a high level of self-motivation and independence
* Ability to lead and develop teams
* Good listening and questioning skills to understand customers’ requirements and problems, and good interpersonal and relationship building skills
Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process is quick and easy. Apply today!
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