Manufacturing Operations Manager (Engineering Manufacturing)
Attractive Salary (Discussion at Interview)
Warrington
Permanent
We are thrilled to be working closely with our client, an international manufacturing business, for a new Manufacturing Operations Manager.
In your new role you will be accountable for strategic leadership of a multi-disciplinary management team spanning Production, Planning and Procurement, Engineering, Quality, HSE, Logistics, Warehousing and Facilities.
Collaborate with peers locally and across the global Group to align strategies, share best practices and drive initiatives that support organisational goals.
Leads the development and execution of business strategies that enhance profitability without compromising customer service excellence.
Provide effective oversight of daily operations, maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and operational efficiency. Represent (UK) at a senior level, upholding the organisations strategic interests, values and professional reputation across all stakeholders - internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities
- Understand, respect and educate the Group Philosophy, principles & core values.
- Execution of business plan objectives and operations strategy. Provide the plant
with a clear strategic and tactical direction.
- Accountability for the profitability of the plant as well as demonstrating improved operational performance, year on year.
- Demonstrate financial acumen and ability to generate, monitor & analyse key data, in order to ensure an effective return on assets.
- Ensure compliance to legal and local requirements, in addition to the Groups compliance guidelines including confidentiality,security and GDPR.
- Effectively manage and develop the operations team to integrate local strategies and exceed customer expectations. Allocate resources appropriately.
- Maximise productivity through efficient use of labour and materials.
- Respect and drive safety & environmental rules to all employees.
- Ensure compliance to relevant International (ISO) and local standards.
- Be a site LEAN champion - continually develop and improve manufacturing processes (resources) to meet customer demand in quality, time and cost.
- Foster and develop relationships with internal customers and support functions.
- A key change agent for the UK company production area
- Responsible for employee education and competence levels, required to achieve strategy. Encourage team cooperation to achieve collective performance.
- Be an active coach and mentor and be able to influence and convince.
- Lead by example and demonstrate effective and positive leadership skills through pro-active involvement, in daily activities.
- Integrate and develop the Group Management Information System developments ensuring compliance to Company and system requirements.
- Management and delivery of local development projects, product and process improvements
- Manage the transition of R&D Projects to production roll-out.
Work closely with all UK and YEU departments to improve quality, processes and ultimately customer satisfaction
Skills and Experience
- Educated to degree standard in an Engineering or Business Management discipline.
- Demonstrable experience of formally managing projects from end to end
- Proven experience as a Plant Manager (or equivalent) in an SME, with International experience.
- Good knowledge of business and management principles (finance, strategic planning, R&D, resource allocation and human resources).
- Good knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, supply chain and demand creation activities.
- Strong experience in LEAN management.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with an emphasis on strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
- Demonstrable organisation and planning skills - project management knowledge would be advantageous.
- An understanding of LEAN methodology would be advantageous.
- Analytical thinker that uses a structured approach to decision making and problem solving with attention to detail.
Proven experience in delegating and managing experienced direct reports.
- Ability to grasp technical concepts and translate these into SOP's, guidance and direction for others.
- Excellent computer proficiency - intermediate level for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience/knowledge of use of AI would be advantageous.
- Experience(ideally) in the plastics industry - extrusion and injection moulding.
- Demonstrable ability to multi-task.
- Demonstrable experience of managing others in a time sensitive environment.
Contractual Package
- Car allowance or Company Car
- Performance related bonus.
- Pension + Death in Service of four times annual salary
- Personal Health Insurance
- Individual annual health screening
- Generous pension contributions
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age