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The role of Operations Director is a fantastic opportunity. The Operations Director is responsible for managing Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Warehouse Engineering, Facilities, Continuous Improvement, Quality and Health and Safety departments at three sites - UK, France and the Netherlands.
Salary: £115.000 - £130,000 pa + 30% annual bonus
Main location: Dartford, Kent
Travel 20% of this role could include both national and international travel
Benefits: many benefits including 31 days leave + BH, lots more
Operations Director skills / experience required:
Operations Leadership:
- Strong manufacturing and processing knowledge
- Strong demonstratable management experience - multiple teams
- Experience of preparation and management of sizable budgets across multiple cost centres
- Excellent project management and problem-solving skills
- Lean and Six Sigma experience - desirable
- Ideally strong knowledge of GMP, lab operations, modern safety programs
- Strong leadership skills, ideally an experience manager of multiple teams
- High level of computer literacy
Operations Director regional / global responsibilities:
- Reports directly into the Managing Director of EMEA with a dotted line to the Vice President of Global Operations.
- Is a key member of the EMEA Regional Leadership Team.
- Responsible for overall security and safety for EMEA sites and all employees.
- Is lead coordinator for disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Provides support for global technical development, safety, quality control, quality assurance, marketing, production planning, cost accounting, and information technology departments.
- Provides support and input for all Global Initiatives where required.
