Operations Manager - Print
Location: Wiltshire
Salary: Negotiable
We're looking for a print or packaging manufacturing experienced Operations Manager or Factory Manager to join our client's large print site in the South, responsible for all on site manufacturing and operations.
For you, the role could be a step up from a Senior Supervisory role or a move from a senior Production, Manufacturing or Operations Management position into a site management role for a large print manufacturer in a critical leadership role. The business is Pan-European manufacturer and you'd be responsible for a key UK manufacturing site reporting into the Divisional General Manager.
You would be responsible for:
Overseeing day to day onsite activities ensuring smooth and efficient operations
Site leadership and support
Directly managing Shift Managers
All Dispatch and Goods across multiple sites
Site Health, Safety and Compliance
Site Engineering and Maintenance
Site Print Production (Digital/Litho)
All daily performance
Site scheduled maintenance
Site supplier relationships
All site operational projects, including budget and delivery
Oversee all site KPI Performance, (SQDCPE boards)., including running daily board walk and following through with actions across all stakeholders.Support sister site by attending select meetings and promoting consistency across sites
Site Training & Development own and oversee training plan, ensuring all Operational employees receive required training across machines and departments
Lead weekly site Operations Meeting.Attend senior management Divisional Ops meeting.
Champion apprenticeship initiative.Provide support for training providers and mentorship for employees embarking on apprenticeships
Manage budgeted costs for the site, including carriage, labour, machine repairs and maintenance building and fabric repairs
Site Waste overs, paper
Site planning of labour requirements based on operational requirements
Manage site and building facilities ensuring the safety, sustainability and efficiency of the buildings.Collaborate and coordinate with Divisional General Manager and sister site Operations Manager, on budget around planned and preventative maintenance and repairs
Manage key external relationships for suppliers to machines, equipment, parts and servicing
Establish and manage communication channels to ensure key information is delivered to all employees, encouraging healthy employee relationships
Work closely with HR department, supporting recruitment processes, including interviews, probation reviews, staff issues etc. including managing investigations, disciplinaries and grievances as required for Operational staff in line with HR policies
It's a dynamic role, very active on the shop floor and will require you to be a confident manager and problem solver, used to working in a complex and fast moving print production environment, with experience in complex print production in an operational leadership role.
The business will consider applicants looking to relocate from other areas of the UK, and a big attraction of this role is its location and potential for quality of life improvements for the selected applicant.
We'd love to hear from you if this sounds like a role for you.
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