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📍 Central Scotland / Livingston 💰 £55,000 – £62,000 + Benefits 🕒 37.5 hours per week | Early Finish Fridays An established and highly respected engineering manufacturer is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead a critical forging operation within a fast-paced, heavy engineering environment. This is a senior leadership opportunity where you’ll take full ownership of performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. 🚀 The Opportunity You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of a complex forging operation, ensuring production targets are met while continuously improving processes, performance, and team capability. Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll play a key role in shaping strategy, improving efficiencies, and delivering world-class manufacturing performance. 🔑 Key Responsibilities • Lead and embed a proactive Health & Safety culture, driving compliance and accountability, • Deliver against production plans, KPIs, and customer delivery targets, • Manage resource planning and scheduling to meet operational demands, • Drive quality improvements, ensuring right-first-time performance, • Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions across operational issues, • Control and improve cost performance, including waste and scrap reduction, • Champion continuous improvement (Lean, 6S, OEE, TPM), • Develop, coach, and lead high-performing teams, • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth operational delivery, • Work closely with maintenance to minimise downtime and improve asset performance 👥 Leadership & Culture • Build and lead a culture of ownership, accountability, and teamwork, • Engage, motivate, and develop teams to achieve operational excellence, • Deliver clear and consistent communication across all levels, • Drive performance through strong leadership and structured development 🧠 About You • Proven experience as an Operations Manager / Production Manager within heavy engineering or manufacturing, • Strong leadership skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams, • Experience with continuous improvement tools and methodologies, • Strong understanding of KPI management, cost control, and process optimisation, • Ability to interpret technical drawings and engineering data, • A proactive, hands-on leader with strong problem-solving ability, • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, • Engineering qualification preferred (or equivalent experience) ⏰ Working Hours • Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 4:15pm, • Friday: 8:00am – 3:00pm 🌟 Why Apply? • Join a well-established and forward-thinking engineering business, • Take ownership of a key operational area with real influence, • Drive continuous improvement and make a tangible impact, • Enjoy a strong work-life balance with early Friday finishes, • Competitive salary and long-term career potential If you’re an experienced operations leader ready to take ownership of a high-impact manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: • Contributory pension scheme, • Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes, • Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits, • Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more, • Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more, • Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster, • Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands, • Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses. Job Reference: com/2302/72324001/52792219/SU #SCOT #One Retail Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects ...

Production Manager Competitive Salary + 25 days holiday, 10% matched Pension, and other benefits 3 shift pattern Permanent Opportunity Lincoln Our client is a large and well-respected manufacturing organisation who are looking to recruit an experienced Forge Manager. They are looking for an experienced Production Manager who is has experience dealing with a variety of tasks, such as delivery, continuous improvement, safety, planning and team development. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION To support General Manager in pursuing business objectives in terms of output, quality and cost. To manage the forge unit so that production schedules and customer needs are met whilst continually improving processes in order to achieve higher performance. To ensure that agreed customer delivery times are achieved and that customers receive a high standard of service at all times. To schedule resources in order to meet production requirements and ensure the organisation of priorities to achieve the plan. To ensure that all operations under your area of control are managed effectively. To participate, identify, develop and implement continuous improvement activities throughout the Forge Unit. To undertake any other duties specified by the General Manager to fulfil the business needs. KEY DUTIES DELIVERY PERFORMANCE Achievement / adherence of production plans to give 100% performance to customer (internal and external) Initiate actions to prevent / minimise failure. Ensure performance measurement systems are employed Take actions to eliminate customer returns. Ensure adherence to quality procedures. Maintain, achieve & improve quality standards. Take actions to reduce rework. Ensure new/modified parts are introduced successfully. Endorse and drive real time SPC control. SCRAP CONTROL Ensure that accurate data is collected. Take immediate actions to minimise non-conformance. Analyse and interpret data to identify improvement actions to reduce scrap levels. To develop, lead and manage team. Introduce and champion a performance improvement culture within your team. To be accountable for all regular management reporting needs, personally or otherwise, and ensure that the required data is complete accurate and provided in a timely manner. Encourage and help drive the culture of continuous improvement in terms of cost efficiency, quality and health and safety and challenge existing operation practices and systems and adopt industry best practice. Support the production, development and implementation of strategic plan to achieve Company objectives. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Manufacturing management experience, including people management Used to working in a world class environment. Knowledge of modern manufacturing and logistics techniques. quality systems and continuous improvement. High level of financial awareness, this ideally should include budgeting and forecasting experience Sound PC skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint High level of verbal ability. High degree of flexibility to ensure the business meets targets Ideally degree qualified although this is not a prerequisite. KEY RESULTS AREAS Delivery performance targets Cost reduction targets Quality / process improvements Continuous Improvement Customer Satisfaction Communication Team Skill Development Health and Safety Shifts Sunday Monday-Thursday Friday Week 1 Early shift N/A 06:00-14:15 06:00-13:00 Week 2 Late shift N/A 14:00–22:30 12:45-18:45 Week 3 Night shift 22.15 – 06.15 22.15-06:15 N/A This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires the jobholder to obtain certain authorisation or security clearances that will require interface with local and U.S. government authorities

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Fixed Term until 9 August 2026.West Lothian Council reserve the right to close this post early depending on applicant response levels.Carmondean Primary School and nursery is situated in the Deans area of Livingston and serves the local community.The nursery is open 50-weeks per year, providing a mi

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Fixed Term until 25 March 2027.West Calder High School is a non-denominational comprehensive school offering our students a progressive, relevant, challenging and enjoyable curriculum with opportunities for personalisation and choice.We are fully committed to engaging our young people in their learn

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Salary is subject to revision following the annual pay increase in April.Whitdale Primary School and Early Learning Centre is a non-denominational school with a roll of 312 pupils in the primary school and 81 pupils in our Early Learning Centre.The school is staffed by a skilled and motivated team o

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Fixed Term until 9 August 2026.Winchburgh Primary School and nursery serve the communities of Winchburgh in West Lothian and surrounding areas.Our nursery (ELC) is at the heart of our establishment and we value the essential work that takes place in the Early Learning and Childcare Setting.It is in

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Fixed Term until 9 August 2026.Bathgate Early Years Centre is managed by the Headteacher of Balbardie Primary School.We are seeking to appoint a nurturing and motivated, part time pupil support worker.The setting operates 50 weeks of the year, where the successful candidate will be required to work

Pupil Support Worker (Enhanced Support Base).Salary: £27,257 - £29,850 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional).Clovenstone Primary School are looking for an enthusiastic Pupil Support Worker to join on team within our Enhanced Support Base.This post is regulated work with children and/or protected

Fixed Term until 9 August 2026.Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22nd April 2026.Glenvue Nursery School is situated in the Dedridge area of Livingston and is part of the Dedridge Primary School Campus.The nursery is a stand-alone site within the campus and currently operates on four full days on

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Fixed Term until 8 August 2027.West Lothian Council reserve the right to close this post early depending on applicant response levels.The James Young High School is a six-year comprehensive In Livingston South, which serves the communities of Bankton, Bellsquarry, Dedridge and Williamston primary

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Fixed Term until 9 August 2026.West Lothian Council reserve the right to close this post early depending on applicant response levels.East Calder Primary School is a non-denominational school serving the village of East Calder and the surrounding community.The school sits within the West Calder High

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