About Our Client
Our client is a well-established manufacturing company based in Skelmersdale.
Job Description
Reporting to the Managing Director, the purpose of this role is to execute business and operations strategies, focusing on operational management, engineering, and quality systems. The Head of Operations will oversee all daily responsibilities of production, engineering, and quality, driving a right-first-time high-quality culture and generating a culture of high performance through effective relationships and collaboration across all functions.
1. Provide day-to-day strategic leadership for Operations and direction to all functional areas supporting the successful operation of the business.
2. Optimise operational performance, including efficiency & productivity.
3. Drive a coordinated and engaged team culture in a unionised environment.
4. Ensure compliance with the quality management system.
5. Implement and sustain visible work centre targets/metrics for business performance monitoring.
6. Establish systems and mechanisms to support execution of the production plan including appropriate escalation mechanisms.
7. Work closely with the leadership team to ensure the organisational structure, capacity, and resources are appropriate to meet business demands.
8. Implement and embed OPEX lean culture and practices.
9. Support the Commercial and Customer Service team in their mission for strong collaborative customer relationships.
10. Support new product introduction, capital expenditure planning, people development, and organisational capacity planning.
11. Plan and successfully deliver against a robust budget and business plan.
12. Ensure that all employees understand, support, and demonstrate the cultural values, norms, and standards that govern successful operations and business growth.
The Successful Applicant
* Production and Engineering experience is essential at site leadership level in manufacturing.
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
* You must have a demonstrable record of full site responsibility in the industrial manufacturing sector.
* Proven track record of successfully managing operations to achieve bottom-line profitability through sustainable operational excellence.
* 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 a competitive industry.
* Engineering knowledge is desirable but not essential.
* Formal management and/or business qualification or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
* Good working knowledge of SIGMA 6 and Lean is required.
What's on Offer
£70,000 to £80,000 plus package.
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