Director of Operations - Manufacturing
hace 4 días
Derby
Our client is a global B2B Technology & Industrial products company seeking a strong Director of Operations. • Ensure plant operations meet all company and government safety and environmental rules and regulations., • Instills a plant safety culture to drive world-class occupational and process safety performance., • Establish strategic goals for manufacturing and technical center while aligning operational activities with Company goals and values., • Build collaborative relationships and effectively interact with business, senior leaders and stakeholders., • Drives plant productivity and efficiency by monitoring processes and leveraging most effective technologies across the regions., • Establish strategy for plants to ensure that delivery of manufactured products meet safety, quality, cost and on-time delivery goals in support of associated business objectives., • Create metrics and evaluate the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics of various disciplines., • Work with plant managers to develop and adjust operation budgets to promote profitability, monitor revenue margins and ensure Company goals are achieved or exceeded., • Responsible for staff management and development including assigning and directing work, appraising performance, hiring, training and retention, disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems., • Cooperates and effectively communicates with business units to meet Company objectives., • Leads change management activities for area of responsibility., • Coach, mentor and develop the team by fostering an environment of continuous learning, and encouraging global collaboration in a geographically and culturally dispersed organization., • Provides process technology subject matter expertise to operations team., • Supports and champions any process safety programs, policies and procedures., • Supports sustainability initiatives. Knowledge / Experience / Skills Required • Demonstrated ability to build on new data-led culture in operations facility, and be an effective driver of change., • Degree in a relevant discipline, • Desired: a graduate degree (M.S. Eng., or MBA)., • Ten years of managerial experience with budgetary responsibility in the consumer/electro-mechanical industry preferred., • Ideally from a competitive/lean manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on operations, lean and CI., • Knowledge of current Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation and standards., • A keen focus on regulatory compliance a plus., • Proven management experience in process plant., • Worked in an environment of leading organization capabilities. In other words able to get it done with limited resources (people and financials)., • Demonstrated ability to create and implement innovative solutions to complex problems running a single train / multi-product operating facility., • Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and positively motivate others., • Strong ability to identify, develop and encourage talent., • Demonstrated results in process improvement and experience in reliability best practices and programs, • Proven ability to measure performance and deliver against objectives., • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence all levels of the organization., • Evidence of ongoing training/development at a senior level to current best practice.