- CALLING ALL OPERATIONS TRANSFORMATION LEADERS - NORTH EAST BASE To drive forward the exciting vision of a highly regarded, leading manufacturer of equipment, we are recruiting a Chief Operating Officer. Main responsibilities: Collaborating with the CEO and the executive team, the COO will drive the vision and long-term strategic plans through all Operational functions including Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Delivery and Supply Chain. Whilst empowering and engaging large long-standing teams, you will lead an ambitious transformation programme to achieve improvements in manufacturing and project delivery processes. You will develop strong relationships with Sales, Services and Innovation teams to ensure on-time and in-budget delivery of new developments. Above all, you will drive a vision of improvements and change through Operations to support a solid and impressive growth agenda. Candidate profile: Educated to degree level in Engineering or Business, you have gained significant Operations leadership experience in complex, long cycle industrial/engineering manufacturing environments. It is essential that you have experience leading, coaching and mentoring large teams through a transformation or change programme. A long-term strategic thinker, you benefit from a strong foundation in manufacturing and supply chain processes. First and foremost, you are a passionate advocate of driving Continuous Improvement initiatives through the empowerment and engagement of people, throughout the business. If you live and breathe operational improvements through people, we want to hear from you. Please send your CV and cover letter with current remuneration package to our retained consultants at Cooper Edwards.