Internal Job Title: Interim Operations Leader (FTC 6-months) Business: Lucy Zodion Ltd 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: Job 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. Managing 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 To 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 To 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 & medium term labour needs and match workforce to labour needs Investigate, recommend and introduce process and equipment changes. To be customer focused. To be the extra-ordinary customer ’champion’ resolving issues as they arise by analysis and action, feeding back to the workforce why the issue arose and how it needs to be resolved With the stock controller manage performance against finished product ‘stock outs’ To work with the Procurement/Quality teams to ensure the efficiency of our supply-chain Provide high quality communications on Operations and Logistics within the business Ensuring that communication between departments is ongoing and utilised to maintain an environment of continuous improvement. Produce high quality monthly reports to the MD and others as required To run appropriately timed operations meetings To review performance and identify improvements To undertake and document high level Business unit and production/process reviews To attend monthly business review meetings with Leadership Team To provide high-quality facilities management on the Lucy Zodion sites Manage services including water, air, electricity, fuel for the Lucy Zodion business Implement preventative maintenance regimes to minimise unscheduled intervention Maintain a safe working environment for all operational directs and staff Implementation of any new policies and procedures relating to the production process. Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience Education & Experience: Experienced Operations Manager 5 years plusRequired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 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 of Health and Safety Regulations Experienced lead in practical problem solving High level of experience working with HR Must have a positive and confident approach to tasks Excellent people and time management skills An ability to think logically Up to date IT skills Excellent attention to detail Full clean driving license Behavioural Competencies Able to work under pressure & 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 fully understand customers’ requirements and problems, good interpersonal and relationship building skills Does this sound interesting? 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