Are you an Operations Manager from a machine build background who thrives in project-based environments?
This isn't a conventional production setting; component parts are ordered in to engineered specifications.
Your role is to manage the flow of parts into the assembly halls and coordinate the effort of the build team to assemble, commission, and test machines while ensuring on-cost and on-time performance.
You'll be managing projects that flow regularly through the doors—some lasting around 12 weeks, others spanning a full year. These machines are designed for extreme conditions, so the testing process is thorough and rigorous. Your role? To ensure it all comes together seamlessly.
On the shop floor, as Operations Manager you'll walk among a team with 10–40 years of experience under their belts. These are people who know their craft inside out. So, you won't need to ‘manage' them in the traditional sense; you're there to guide them, taking a strategic, bird's-eye view of the entire production process.
The ERP system is your ally, keeping everyone accountable. Your task is to set this up, making sure all parts of the business are communicating effectively so the right part lands in the right place, at the right time, with the right person. As Operations Manager you'll also be involved in:
1. Forecasting labour costs
2. Driving continuous improvement through methods like 5S
3. Coordinating assembly
4. Ens...