Overview
Operations Manager — Location: Segensworth, near Portsmouth/Southampton, Hampshire. Salary: Up to £85,000, plus five weeks' holiday, 11% pension, share-save scheme, supermarket discounts, on-site gym, progression.
Are you a strategic operations leader ready to prime and shape machining and final assembly performance at a market leading aerospace business? This is a high impact role on the Site Leadership Team, driving operational excellence, CI culture and data led decision-making across the production value stream.
Responsibilities
* Lead production across Advanced Machining and Final Assembly, spread across two sites.
* Define and deliver the strategic plan for capacity, layout and continued capital investment (recently over £1.3m invested in new CNC machinery).
* Hold full accountability for operational performance across both sites, driving Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People objectives.
* Embed lean practices, develop succession plans, and ensure production capability scales with customer demand.
* Provide clear, data-led reporting as a member of the Site Leadership Team and represent the business to customers, Group and PLC level.
* Collaborate with two direct reports (Production Manager for Assembly operations and Machine Shop Production Manager) and the Master Production Scheduler to optimise material flow and improve efficiency.
Qualifications
* Senior leadership in precision manufacturing with strong exposure to machining and assembly.
* Proven success in implementing Lean initiatives.
* ERP fluency and confident data analytics to drive tactical and strategic decisions.
* Strong knowledge and experience of working within highly regulated environments.
* Agile and influential communicator who coaches, leads, manages change and challenges the status quo.
* LEAN certification highly desirable.
What we offer
* Respected aerospace company employing 180 people on site with steady year-on-year growth.
* A financially strong business investing in growth (aiming to increase turnover from 25M to 30M over the next 5 years).
* Benefits: salary up to £85,000, five weeks' holiday, 11% pension, share-save scheme, supermarket discounts, on-site gym, progression.
How to apply
To find out more, contact Neil Williams at Kingdom People on (phone number removed), or click Apply Now to send your CV — we’ll review it promptly and be in touch.
Kingdom People is acting as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of its client
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