* Multi-site Leadership role
* Growing, well-established manufacturing company
About Our Client
Our client is a well-established engineering and manufacturing company.
Job Description
Reporting to the Board, the purpose of this role is to execute business and operations strategies, with the primary focus on operational management, engineering and quality systems. Driving and optimizing all processes to ensure consistently high levels of safety, quality, delivery, productivity and people engagement, implementing structures and systems to enable, maintain and deliver the business plan in the Ops function.
The multi-site Operations Director will oversee all daily responsibilities of production, engineering and quality, driving a right first-time high-quality culture, generating a culture of high performance through effective relationships and collaboration/alignment across all functions, ensuring accountability at all levels.
* Provide day-to-day strategic leadership for Operations and direction to all functional areas supporting the successful operation of the business.
* Optimize operational performance, including efficiency and productivity.
* Drive a coordinated and engaged team culture in a unionised environment.
* Ensure compliance with the quality management system.
* Implement/sustain visible work centre targets/metrics for business performance monitoring.
* Establish systems and mechanisms to support execution of the production plan including appropriate escalation mechanisms.
* Work closely with the leadership team to ensure the organisational structure, capacity and resources are appropriate to meet the business demands and anticipate the current/future states of the business.
* Implement and embed OPEX lean culture and practices.
* Support the Commercial and Customer Service team in their mission for strong collaborative customer relationships through knowledge, commitment, consistent results.
* Support new product introduction; capital expenditure planning, people development and organisational capacity planning to deliver NPI and handle volume changes.
* Plan and successfully deliver against a robust budget and business plan to include cost management and the achievement of revenue & profit targets.
* Ensure that all employees understand, support and demonstrate the cultural values, norms and standards that govern the successful operations and business growth.
The Successful Applicant
* Production and Engineering experience is essential at multi-site leadership level in industrial manufacturing.
* An industrial manufacturing background is essential, such as mechanical component assembly, metal fabrication, welding, machining, precision engineering, etc.
* Must be a permanent worker in recent years, eligible to live locally or have ties to the area.
* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering or related field of study or equivalent is preferred.
* Proven track record successfully managing operations to achieve bottom line profitability through sustainable operational excellence, including lean manufacturing, process management, systems maximization and the development of a strong team.
* Proven leadership ability.
* Experienced in shaping, embedding, and coaching a team with clear accountabilities in a results-oriented environment.
* Experienced in building and managing customer relationships in an industry where competition is high, and results are achieved through operational and quality excellence.
* Engineering knowledge desirable but not essential – we want to talk to people from environments such as fabrication, welding, assembly, machining, mechanical engineering and metal component production.
* Formal management and/or business qualification at level 5 upwards or equivalent desirable but not essential.
* Good working knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean required.
What's on Offer
£120,000 plus bonus, car or car allowance and benefits (all negotiable for the right candidate).
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