Head of Operations

7 days ago


Huddersfield, Kirklees, United Kingdom Complete Talent Services Ltd Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Head of Operations to lead our multifunctional operations team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for driving performance, quality, and staff engagement across all aspects of operations, including manufacturing, assembly, production engineering, metrology, NPI, procurement, maintenance, facilities, and stores.

The successful candidate will possess strong leadership, drive, initiative, motivation, and attention to detail skills, ensuring opportunities are captured and explored effectively. You will be responsible for developing and implementing best practices to improve operational performance, accelerating the pace of continual improvement across operations, and introducing new products utilizing APQP and PPAP processes.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Leadership and development of the Operations team to support future growth and direction of the business.
  • Contribution to the creation and implementation of best practice to improve operational performance.
  • Accelerating the pace of continual improvement across Operations.
  • Introduction of new products utilizing APQP and PPAP processes.
  • Develop the use of Sales and Operations Planning (SIOP) to manage and match the customer orders and forecast demand with the manufacturing supply from Components and Assembly.
  • Use the Order Fulfillment Process to coordinate the multiple activities and capacities to improve OTIF levels to delight Customers.
  • Improve and develop NPI and Rapid Prototyping Capability using the variety of subtractive and additive manufacturing processes available to create the rapid response required to meet customer requirements.
  • Delivering improved performance by utilizing SQDC Boards and GEMBA walks.

Requirements:

  • Experience of working in a senior operations leadership role.
  • Experience of operations processes to support the formulation of company strategy.
  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering (desirable).
  • Lean Practitioner – continual improvement techniques of Lean Six Sigma.
  • Experience in leading, managing, developing, and building effective teams and training needs analysis.
  • Experience of skills definition and development.
  • Possessing strong leadership, drive, initiative, motivation, and attention to detail skills, ensuring opportunities are captured and explored effectively.
  • Strong management and organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • IMechE Chartered Member (desirable).


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