Highly profitable, the group has been through important structural change over the last few years; this change is now reaching its manufacturing plants in the form of changes in leadership, investment and ultimately, the goal to increase capacity across their UK supply chain.
The Factory Operations Manager is a critical appointment in driving localised strategy and resulting improvement and is seen as an opportunity to appoint succession planning for the future.
What's in it for you as a Plant Operations Manager
Base Salary of circa £85,000 per annum
Location - Scunthorpe
Comprehensive pension
Monday - Friday working
Employee benefits program
Permanent Position with a market leading International manufacturing group with genuine training and career progression opportunities
Roles and responsibilities as a Plant Operations Manager
You will be a proven Operations Manager/ Factory Manager / Manufacturing Manager / Plant Manager, with a track record delivering improvements in culture, efficiency and productivity. You know what world class looks like, but importantly you've previously led a business through a similar journey - so you'll have the ability to implement improvements and understand the challenges that come with this sort of role and be able to clearly demonstrate the results you delivered. You understand the impact of leadership on culture, and the impact of culture on processes.
The leadership culture is mature and accountable, the work life balance achievable is fantastic compared to many manufacturing environments, and continued growth/development is available due to the organisation's multiple UK sites & succession planning strategy.
Key requirements of Plant Operations Manager
A proven track record of managing and developing manufacturing operations within an either an automated or semi-automated manufacturing environment
Exponential experience of utilizing lean and CI tools to drive efficiencies and best practice, e.g. WCM,OEE, TPM, 5s, VSM etc
Accustomed to managing budgets and capex
Being able to understand and lead Engineering led change and Operational Excellence
Knowledge of Engineering Maintenance and Plant based improvements would also be a distinct advantage although not essentialThis position would suit a Plant Operations Manager, Factory Manager, Operations Manager
Salary description
£85000.00 - £85000.00 per year