Operations Director

2 weeks ago


Dudley, Dudley, United Kingdom Nicholson Hird Full time
Operations Director
Bespoke manufacturing

Nicholson Hird Ltd is exclusively representing a long-established Midlands based manufacturing business, who design and manufacture an impressive range of premium quality, hand crafted products.

They seek to recruit an accomplished Operations Director to oversee and further improve SQDCP performance in a fast-evolving manufacturing facility, with a focus on the development of colleagues at all levels and resulting in a true Lean culture

As part of a Group, this role will also involve strategic input into group wide operating standards and full accountability for delivering on profit and operational excellence targets.

Key skills

  • Educated ideally to degree level in an engineering or operations based subject
  • Significant experience as a Head of Operations in an assembly manufacturing setting (manual or semi automated)
  • Strong knowledge of capacity planning
  • Proven background in identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/TPS, CI, DMAIC, TPM methodologies
  • Working knowledge of site based costs and P&L financials
  • Able to demonstrate success in a senior manufacturing operations leadership role through quantifiable achievements around both sustained positive culture change and continuous improvement
  • A collaborative and coaching management style, with a successful approach to target setting and cascading, effectively developing teams
  • Will lead by example, gain trust and inspire confidence throughout the workforce
  • As comfortable on the shop floor as in the boardroom
We seek a personable, professional and inspiring Operations leader, experienced in coaching, developing and motivating a team and truly committed to the wellbeing of both their colleagues and their customers

Visionary, innovative, positive and tenacious, we seek a root cause problem solver, who will promote an inclusive and encouraging 'hands on' leadership style and look to develop others to build and maintain a cohesive and accountable team.

This is a great opportunity to join a business early in their drive for world class manufacturing status, in a modern and welcoming facility, offering chance to add real value, working with a magnificent range of highly crafted and innovative products, and supported by a wider Group of companies committed to investing in people and technology.

Guide salary £80,000 plus benefits
This is a site based role based West Midlands
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