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All About The Role
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 will define and implement a strategy that maximises the output of assets in a safe and efficient manner across our Dragon Steel, Chester and Advanced Steel Services, Preston sites, that will involve:
Specific Tasks Include, But 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, Environmental processes.
* Leading the Operations Team to continually maximise 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 team, 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.
* Ensure effective communication between operations, planning, and commercial functions to align customer demands with the constraints of operational capacity.
* Responsible for managing our transport operation.
* Having a proactive and strategic mindset, recommending, and implementing improvements and developments.
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.
* You will have 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 inter-personal skills, able to positively resolve issues and motivate the workforce.
* Ideally you will live between the 2 sites, as frequent travel to both is essential.
We Offer You:
* Highly competitive management salary.
* Car Allowance.
* Bonus Potential.
* Pension & Life Assurance.
* Discounts on retail and leisure.
* Access to health and wellbeing services.
Why Work For Us:
We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading independent steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a can-do attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.
REF-219 803
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Management
Industries
Strategic Management Services
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