Head of Production and Quality

2 months ago

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Motorsport Network Full time

About the Role:

Ricardo's Performance Products division is seeking a Head of Manufacturing responsible for the quality, on-time delivery, and costs of our high precision machine shop and assembly teams, manufacturing components and assembly of niche volume transmissions for the motorsport, automotive, and aerospace industries.

The Head of Manufacturing reports to the Operations Director and is part of the site Leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Managing a large team that includes machine and assembly technicians, inspection, manufacturing engineers, programmers, and production control.
  • Direct reports include Production Managers for Machining and Assembly, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Production Control Manager, and Maintenance Manager.
  • Leading a strong technical team to improve performance in all areas of the business and planning for future equipment and process/system introductions.
  • Occasional travel to customers, suppliers, and other Ricardo sites; primarily focused on improving internal business performance.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrable track record of leading large, skilled manufacturing teams to enhance overall business performance.
  • Leading a team in a machine shop environment, working in a low volume/batch environment.
  • Strong people management skills to communicate and motivate team members towards improvement.
  • Experience in planning and organizing, with the ability to implement new processes and tools.
  • Strong understanding of business KPIs and improving performance in all areas.
  • Champion of specific projects/customers.
  • Working knowledge and experience of quality systems for either automotive or aerospace.
  • Champion Health and Safety for the Performance Products MTC business.
  • Knowledge of machine shop processes.
  • Leading business change, both culture and implementation of new equipment.
  • Experience working in a low volume, batch machine shop environment.
  • Managing large skilled teams on multiple shifts.
  • Experience with automotive and/or aerospace quality systems.
  • Knowledge of turning, prismatic, and grinding machining operations.

About Us:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and believe in each person's potential, helping you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach. We value diversity, recognizing that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment.

Diversity drives innovation, allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service.

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