Reporting to the Executive Director of Commercial and Operations, Head of Manufacturing will lead the establishment and ongoing development of a new UK manufacturing capability for an innovative business operating in the offsite modular housing and timber construction sector. Successful Candidate will be responsible for building a disciplined, scalable and high-performing production environment, ensuring consistent, high-quality output aligned to demanding engineering and quality standards.
A key part of the role will be the successful implementation and evolution of an established international manufacturing system, embedding structured processes, repeatability, quality control and operational excellence.
Knowledge and Experience
- Senior manufacturing leadership experience.
- Experience with ISO 9001 or similar frameworks.
- Strong production and quality knowledge.
- Leadership and team development.
- Continuous improvement track record.
- Problem-solving capability.
- Health and safety leadership.
- Experience transferring manufacturing systems.
- Lean methodologies knowledge.
- Scaling production facilities.
- International partner experience.