Reporting to the MD, we require an Operations Manager; in this key hands-on management role, you will be central to developing a customer-focused culture throughout the business, driving an ethos of continuous improvement. Ultimately, you’ll define and implement a strategy that maximizes the output of assets in a safe and efficient manner across our Dragon Steel, Chester and Advanced Steel Services, Preston sites. This will involve:
Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:
* Developing a “safety first” approach that ensures operations are conducted in a manner which fully complies with our high standards of Health and Safety, Quality, and Environmental processes.
* Leading the Operations Team to continually maximize our assets.
* Embedding a strong and sustainable culture of customer focus and continuous improvement through collaboration and teamwork.
* Working alongside HR colleagues to recruit, train, and develop the site teams, managing performance and reward, maintaining engaged employees capable of meeting current and projected objectives.
* Formulating and managing the annual operational budget to secure the resources necessary to achieve business success.
* Ensuring effective communication between operations, planning, and commercial functions to align customer demands with the constraints of operational capacity.
* Overseeing the transport operation at both sites.
* Having a proactive and strategic mindset, recommending, and implementing improvements and developments.
* This is a hands-on role, where you will be based at Preston and travel to Chester around 2 times per week, although flexibility will be required.
All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.
Essential Skills for the role:
* A safety-focused attitude and experience of managing safety, quality, and group policies.
* A hands-on style of management.
* Demonstrable experience of managing an operational function with a proven track record of delivering results.
* Excellent leadership and motivational skills, having the ability to engage and manage colleagues at all levels.
* Health & Safety qualification, ideally NEBOSH, with Lean experience.
* Ability to add value, reduce costs, and make business improvements.
* Results-oriented with an ability to drive profitability in the short and longer terms.
* Strong interpersonal skills, able to positively resolve issues and motivate the workforce.
* Ideally, steel industry experience, or similar heavy industry operations management experience.
We offer you:
* Highly competitive management salary.
* Bonus potential.
* Pension & Life Assurance.
* Discounts on retail and leisure.
* Access to health and wellbeing services.
Summary
Highly Competitive Plus Excellent Benefits
Hours:
Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm, although flexibility will be required due to the level of the role.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, annual cycle to work scheme, life assurance, company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure, access to health and wellbeing services, Barrett Steel pension, company car or car allowance.
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