Manufacturing & Operations Lead - (Director Potential). FMCG Homewares

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom RecruitmentRevolution.com Full time

Ready to be empowered and have a voice on the business strategy and direction of travel of one of the most trusted & celebrated household brands in the UK?
We may be over 80 years old but we have a clear vision for the business and we want your energy, passion and ambition to be part of our future journey.
It gets better. For the right candidate, your quality and leadership will be rewarded with a fast-track path to Director of Manufacturing and Operations.

A working and/or academic Engineering background would be highly desirable. As would a background in volume produced engineering products.

Role Info:

Manufacturing & Operations Lead (Director Potential)
Close to Manchester Based (Onsite majority of the week) Plus Occasional Overseas Travel
Highly Competitive Salary Package
Plus Complete Benefits Package + Great Progression Opportunities
Products: FMCG Household Products Brand Steel, Plastic and Textile

About Us:

We are a profitable long-established family-owned branded producer of quality non-food consumer goods, supplying leading multiple retailers and also direct to consumer via our fast-growing eCommerce activity. The leading brands in our portfolio are household names, with our products used in nearly every home in the UK.

The Manufacturing & Operations Lead role:

This role would suit someone with experience working as a Senior Manager in a significant manufacturing business. You will ideally have some experience of supplying to challenging customer bases such as supermarkets, automotive, aerospace.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Taking charge of the complete manufacturing, engineering, quality processes with responsibility for logistics and operations personnel and infrastructure
  2. Leading further improvements in technologies, people and processes
  3. Ensuring that the warehousing and logistics function fully supports the business and customers needs
  4. Participating actively in the board level discussions in respect of the strategic running and evolution of the business in all its aspects
  5. Quality including Quality Assurance
  6. Overseeing Purchasing Specification and integrity of the Supply Chain
  7. Functioning of the warehousing inbound and outbound and transport logistics
  8. Factory efficiencies and performance to time and standard
  9. New Product implementations
  10. Buildings and Estates Management and Strategy
About You:
  1. Minimum 5 years' experience of managing manufacturing operations of significant scale business ideally with some experience of supply to challenging customer base such as supermarkets, automotive, aerospace
  2. Proven track record in consumer goods industry operations and manufacturing
  3. Manufacturing / Operations / Business degree or relevant equivalent qualification
  4. Strong intellect and possibly be a graduate or similar level academically, most likely within an engineering discipline
  5. Practical with a real world understanding of how factories, machinery people and warehousing work
  6. Proven track record of success in growing the profitability and operational performance of an organisation
  7. Strong understanding of how to motivate and obtain the best from the various levels and abilities within your team
  8. High integrity and openness combined with commitment to good governance
  9. High energy, highly motivated, with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence
  10. Enthusiastic and passionate about business and goals
  11. Committed to sensible automation to find or develop bespoke solutions
  12. Prepared to travel to support the role where necessary including occasionally to the Far East and other long-haul destinations
  13. Engineering Knowledge would always be helpful
What's on Offer:
  1. Sick pay
  2. Employee discount
  3. Life insurance
  4. Company events
  5. Wellness programme
  6. On-site parking

Sounds like a good fit? If the above sounds like you then we would love to hear from you.

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