Own operational performance across Safety, People Engagement, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
Ensure customer requirements are clearly translated into operational priorities through cascaded goals, metrics and accountability.
Be accountable for achieving monthly, half year and full year revenue targets for the North Shields operation.
Continuous Improvement & Lean Excellence
Embed Lean / Six Sigma thinking into daily operations, decision making and problem solving.
Develop and sustain a culture of continuous improvement, curiosity and data led learning.
Lead productivity, efficiency, gross margin and overhead improvement initiatives year on year through CI activity and capital investment.
Own and continuously improve SIOP, factory planning/loading and quality systems, aligned with the 3 year business plan.
People & Capability
Develop high performing operations teams and future leaders through clear expectations, coaching and feedback.
Create a safe, engaging and well organised working environment within the operations function.
Partner cross functionally to support employee engagement, development and site wide initiatives.
Quality, Governance & Execution
Lead operational readiness for new product introductions, ensuring smooth integration into production.
Manage and support Quality and ISO audits relating to operations.
Ensure facilities, equipment and operational assets are maintained to a high standard.
Use clear metrics, visual management and reviews to monitor business health and drive corrective action.
This job description provides a comprehensive overview of the main responsibilities expected in this role. However, it is not an all-encompassing list and may be updated in the future to reflect changing role requirements and business needs
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong background in manufacturing, supply chain, quality or manufacturing engineering.
Proven experience leading operations teams in a manufacturing environment.
Lean / Six Sigma qualification or strong applied experience is essential (e.g. Green Belt, Black Belt or equivalent).
Solid understanding of Sales, Inventory, Operational Planning, (SIOPs), demand planning, capacity planning, Lean manufacturing, 5S and value stream mapping.
Track record of delivering measurable improvements in engagement, safety, quality, delivery and cost.
Confident communicator with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
Comfortable managing complexity, balancing priorities and leading change.
Hands on, improvement driven leadership style.
Working knowledge of MRP / ERP systems and proficiency in MS Office.
Education and Certification Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience gained through progressive responsibility in a manufacturing or operations environment.
Extensive leadership experience in manufacturing operations, with responsibility for production performance, safety, quality, and delivery
Proven application of Lean / Continuous Improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) to deliver measurable operational improvements
Strong people leadership capability, with experience building, developing and leading high-performing operational teams
Demonstrated track record of driving operational excellence through structured performance management and continuous improvement.
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