Operations Manager

• Basic Salary up to £55K DOE
• KPI Objective bonus paid quarterly
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Diamond Search Recruitment are exclusively representing a leading Manufacturing Company based in Ashford, Kent and assisting them in the hire of their new Operations Manager. Due to continued growth, they are seeking to enhance their Production and Manufacturing facilities with a combination of strategic initiatives.

You shall strengthen the managerial structure and leadership and evolve the business into a new methodology of manufacturing techniques aligned with technological advances in machinery.

You shall be a qualified and experienced individual who has career stability with proven ability to implement change management and efficiencies, to lean manufacturing principles, ideally you shall have a background within the Manufacturing/Engineering environment or relevant industry.

The post will assume control of the Factory environment reporting directly to the Group Managing Director. Naturally you will also be familiar with Quality Standards, Procedures and Conformances, which they adhere and manufacture to, to retain the product accreditations.

Main Responsibilities:

• To understand and manage ERP/MRP practices within the business and be a key part of any new implementation of the system.
• To understand, implement and manage the transition from manual manufacturing processes to semi or fully automated machine-driven alternatives.
• The ability to measure time in motion techniques and how manufacturing efficiencies can positively impact manufacturing and manage resources effectively to increase productivity and meet production objectives/targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, quality control, and logistics, to optimise performance and output.
• Thorough knowledge and planning ability to ensure machinery and plant capex expenditure are informed choices, based on the manual to automation efficiency savings.
• Taking both a "hands-on can-do" approach to all tasks yet have the ability to share vision and strategic goals which the business is required to work to by use of effective managerial skillsets over a range of diverse resources.
• Be fully aware of financial implications of the production and manufacturing outputs, which will include reference to the Management Accounts/GP costs.
• Understanding and control of internal costing methods and working alongside finance to ensure accuracy of figures being recorded and reported along with analysis of margins / returns and performance against budget.
• Manage and oversee the control of all day-to-day Manufacturing and Production outputs such as allocation of work, cost and control of labour, Quality Control, Stock levels in relation to usage and purchases, Goods In/Out, Reporting, and corrective actions of all NCR’s emanating from the factory environment.
• Ensuring the appointed production structure are given clear directives and empowerment to manage their respective areas, whilst promoting, rewarding, or changing resource where required.
• Establish and identify core training plans and needs for all the Manufacturing/Factory outputs/resource, in order to achieve a multi-skilled workforce Management and Non-Management with Skillset Matrix.
• To report and address all internal production NCR’s, implementing preventive measures for example in the BOM’s to reduce and eliminate recurrence of errors. Working with the SHEQ Manager to ensure core process changes are documented in our master managerial review details.
• Adherence to all Health and Safety policies and procedures, implementing policy where key issues require new or updated details or legislation dictates compliance and change.
• To Chair monthly Production / Manufacturing Meetings, ensuring actions required are duly minuted and all actions required are allocated or tasked to individuals as a measure of progress.
• To supply and produce monthly reporting for ALL Senior Management.
• To ensure implementation of VAVE & Lean manufacturing improvements and report on saving initiatives.
• Undertake appraisals of all production staff in conjunction with HR.
• Conduct all disciplinary issues at given stages in conjunction with HR.
• Any other duties or specific tasks as requested by the Directors and/or associated company to enable strategy and objectives to be reached.

The Ideal Candidate

• Significant leadership experience in an engineering-manufacturing role.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, procurement/supply chain, and industry regulations.
• Familiarity with product quality planning, lean manufacturing and ERP/MRP systems.
• Manufacturing/Engineering degree or equivalent qualification is preferable

Working Hours: 39 hours per week Mon-Thurs 8am - 5pm & Fri 8am - 4pm, with 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

Other Benefits Include:

Company Pension Scheme Employer contribution starts at 7% increasing to 12% with length of service up to 10 years.

Death in Service

Loyalty Award

Company Laptop/Mobile phone

Holiday Flex Scheme

EPA Scheme

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