Operations Manager
Recruiter: Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Application date: 18th Nov 2021
Operations Manager will be responsible for planning, managing and controlling all aspects of production, supply chain and distribution to the customers with the aim of ensuring the delivery of high-quality products on time, within budget, this is a powder processing business, milling and classifying client materials, including hazardous materials, for highly regulated and quality-sensitive sectors such as the aerospace industry.
In this senior role, you will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of KPI’s relevant to the production area, being able to interpret data and take appropriate action in order to ensure the highest attainable standards with regards to safety, quality, delivery and cost
Reporting to the General Manager and working alongside an existing team who are specialists in their field, the Operations Manager will be focused on driving cultural and process change along with introducing efficient and repeatable methodologies, lean and best practice. Success of the position will be measured by the financial performance of the business and agreed KPI’s.
What this Operations Manager role entails:
Health & Safety of all direct reports.
Standardising processes and ensure that best lean practices are in place for the Production department.
Working and communicating with other functions to ensure that they are fully informed of customer requirements.
Ensuring that their team provide feedback for continuous improvement of products and processes in line with the QMS.
What you will need for this Operations Manager role:
A suitable range of experience of managing and leading production teams across shifts, ideally a background working in the chemical processing industry or a high hazard environment.
Demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to effectively communicate. A hands on approach essential.
Experience of competently managing and budgeting costs.
Ability to effectively work on and manage multiple projects and priorities at one time.
Has an approachable leadership manner that encourages interaction with others as well as to drive engagement internally.