Head of Operations

Head of Operations - Manufacturing - Leicester - Up to £75,000

About the company

Our client is an established and growing manufacturer and distributor of innovative & technical products for engineering and manufacturing applications.

We are looking for a Head of Operations to manage a multi-site operation, working within the general engineering and materials sector, supplying Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial, motorsports and Marine.

The business is very well established and with recent investments propelling the business into other sectors has been rewarded with several key accounts. This allows them to further invest and develop its sites and people.

Head of Operations - The Rewards

• Salary up to £75,000
• Benefits Package
• Free on-site parking
• Long term growth opportunities within a growing business.

Head of Operations - Requirements

• SME Manufacturing / Multi-site experience
• Results driven with a proven track record of operational management excellence (or World Class Manufacturing) and driving change and culture.
• Extensive experience managing a manufacturing operation is essential, including at least 5 years managing teams.
• Demonstrable lean and quality improvement experience with multiple examples of identifying and leading such measurable improvements over many years is essential.
• Experience working with Technical / New Product Development
• Leadership qualities with balance between management and proactive implementation

Head of Operations - Education and experience desirables

• Educated to Diploma / Degree level (or equivalent) - preferably in an engineering, polymer science or Technology subject.
• Lean Six Sigma
• Chemical or Engineering specialism.
• Experience of Manufacturing Composites and/or Epoxy/PU

Head of Operations - Responsibilities

• Work towards achieving Manufacturing Excellence through the people and processes, applying Continuous Improvement in all we do and instilling this in all Production personnel.
• Involved with the planning, coordination and control of the manufacturing processes, you will ensure that goods are produced efficiently, in the correct quantities and at the right level of quality.
• This role requires an aspirational role model to develop enthusiastic personnel into highly competent team members and to identify the rising stars for good succession/workforce planning.
• You will bring a clear and credible management style and culture to the company and instil high quality management techniques into the Production Area.
• To be a role model for our existing Production Manager, leading by example to guide, train, support and develop their individual skillsets towards becoming an effective, efficient and accomplished operational leader.
• To support the Production Manager in recruiting, managing, disciplining, performance managing and developing a high performance production team, ensuring that company values are upheld and the operating objectives and standards of performance are understood and owned by all operational team members.
• Educate the Production Manager to effectively use management / analysis tools such as Value Stream and Root Cause analysis with their teams, empowering operators to fix problems once identified.
• To support the development of team leaders and operators through the Production Manager.

Other role focus area’s

• Operational / Manufacturing Excellence
• Quality Improvements
• Waste Management
• Margin Improvement
• General SMT responsibilities

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