The Role
The role of Operations Director will involve managing a dynamic team and ensuring the smooth running of operations. In this newly created role for the business, this is the perfect opportunity to take on a key leadership role and make a real impact on operational performance, in a role where you can drive change and help shape the future of the business. The Operations Director will be responsible for:
1. Managing and leading key department heads, including Production, Materials, and Engineering, with 5 direct and approximately 100 indirect reports.
2. Ensuring high-performance and developing a skills matrix for continued development.
3. Oversee daily operations, develop efficient plans, and collaborate with the management team to streamline workflows and optimise production.
4. Maintain timely, quality-driven delivery of orders, meeting quoted lead times and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
5. Identify areas for improvement, reduce indirect time, and uphold the right first time approach to maintain high standards of productivity and quality.
6. Ensure a safe working environment by adhering to health and safety standards, promoting a culture of safety across all teams.
The Candidate
To be successful in your application for this Operations Director role you will need:
7. Experience managing operations in a high value, low volume precision engineering environment.
8. Management experience of teams totalling circa 100 people, including appraisals and people development.
9. Strong knowledge of best practices, with the ability to bring innovative ideas to the table.
10. Commercially aware, understanding the importance of on-time delivery and proactive planning to avoid delays.
11. A leader capable of developing people, engaging with the people to make them feel a part of the team and build a good team culture.
The Benefits
For this Operations Director role the following benefits are on offer:
12. £75,000-£80,000 base salary
13. 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
14. Private medical cover
15. 4% matched pension
16. Additional leave for Christmas shutdown
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