The Spec...
REF NO – MB45
PACKAGE
Salary: Circa £100,000 – £130,000 + Equity based on performance + Car allowance + Healthcare
Location: North West based (Multi-site responsibility)
Reports to: Reports to the Board
THE OPPORTUNITY
We recently secured a retained assignment with a leading UK Manufacturing business to help find their next Managing Director/ Group Operations Director. We are searching for a resilient, business leader with extensive multi-site and multi-product manufacturing experience along with a strategic and “hands-on” approach that can lead by example.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As the Managing Director/ Group Operations Director, you’ll have full P&L responsibility and strategic ownership for all operational aspects across multiple manufacturing facilities. Each of the sites has their own independent product portfolio and you will be leading a large manufacturing workforce ensuring that all standards of quality, costs and delivery are achieved.
KEY DUTIES OF THE ROLE
- Define and implement strategic operational plans.
- Define performance management KPI’s to monitor operational success against overall business objectives
- Develop and implement plans to increase efficiency, increase productivity and reduce costs
- Coach and mentor the team to deliver improved management of daily activity within Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics (including compliance), Customer Service and Sales Order Processing
- Work with department heads to maximise employee effectiveness, staff motivation and skills development
- Establish and develop a safety-focused culture, ensuring compliance in all areas and ensuring all internal and external responsibilities are satisfied
- Develop a culture of continuous business improvement including setting and driving quality improvements and standards
- Overall responsibility to ensure all accreditations and certificates are current and are audited to ensure full compliance.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
In order to be successful as the Managing Director/ Group Operations Director, you’ll have the following skills and experience:
- You’ll be a resilient, experienced business leader with extensive manufacturing experience.
- You’ll have experience of multi-site and multi-product stream manufacturing and an understanding of the market forces influencing the company.
- You’ll be analytical, strategic thinker and planner, with a ‘hands-on’ strong leadership style, leading by example
- Demonstrable experience in developing strategic and business plans
- Customer-focused with a strong emphasis on ‘safety first’, quality and cost management
- Visionary, with the ability to engage staff through their passion to succeed
- You’ll have demonstrable experience of sustaining lean and continuous improvement
- Track record of success, with demonstrable experience of driving change
- Ideally have a degree in an Operations or Business Management discipline
- Flexible, open-minded with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Ideally, you will be based in the North West – Desirable
GET IN TOUCH
The best part of this is, if you are successful in getting the job we guarantee that you are going to love it. Why? For every 100 people we recruit, 96% are still with their company 12-months later, and 94% are still there 2-years later. That speaks for itself.
Want to be a part of this? Of course, you do! If you have the entrepreneurial spirit, passion, ambition and motivation that this position requires then get in touch now before the deadline expires!
Please click on the apply button or contact Matthew Buchanan quoting the reference number MB45. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within 48 hours, however, if you have not heard from us within 7 working days please consider yourself unsuccessful on this application.
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