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The Secondary Operations Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating all secondary manufacturing activities, ensuring that grinding, process operations, and special products are delivered safely, on time, to quality standards, and in line with production priorities. The role combines hands-on leadership with planning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement in a medium manufacturing environment. Key Responsibilities Leadership & People Management · Lead, supervise, and motivate the Secondary Operations team, including Grinding and Special Products. · Allocate labour and resources to meet daily and weekly production plans. · Provide on-the-job training, mentoring, and support to operators. · Conduct performance reviews and support skills development and cross-training. · Promote a positive, disciplined, and safety-focused working culture. Production & Planning · Execute the production plan for secondary operations in line with customer requirements and production schedules. · Coordinate closely with the Production Manager and other team leaders to manage priorities and workflow. · Monitor output, efficiency, and downtime, taking corrective action where required. · Ensure smooth handover between primary manufacturing and secondary operations. Quality & Process Control · Ensure all secondary operations meet internal and customer quality standards. · Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conformances. · Ensure process controls, work instructions, and inspection checks are followed. · Work closely with Quality and Engineering on new or special product requirements. Health, Safety & Housekeeping · Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements. · Carry out risk assessments and ensure safe working practices are followed. · Maintain high standards of housekeeping and 5S within the department. Continuous Improvement · Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and cost within secondary operations. · Support lean manufacturing initiatives and waste reduction activities. · Contribute to process standardisation and best practice sharing. Key Skills & Experience Essential · Previous supervisory or team leader experience in a manufacturing environment. · Strong understanding of secondary manufacturing processes (grinding, finishing, or similar). · Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications. · Good problem-solving and decision-making skills. · Strong communication skills, able to lead a small team effectively. · Comfortable working in a hands-on leadership role. Desirable · Knowledge of special or low-volume product manufacturing. · Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience. · Basic understanding of quality systems (ISO 9001 or similar). Qualifications · Engineering or manufacturing-related qualification (desirable). · Health & Safety or supervisory training (advantageous but not essential). If you feel this role is for you please reach out to myself at Blue Arrow ! Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people

Are you a Fabrication, Welding or Workshop Production Manager looking for your next permanent position? Is Blackpool, Lancashire somewhere you can easily commute to? Would a salary of up to £50000 dependant on experience be OK for you working days only? Do you have strong leadership skills, understand budgets and can deliver projects on time? Happy to drive continuous improvements, using LEAN manufacturing process's? Have you got a good history of managing in a Workshop environment previously? If you have answered "yes" to all the above questions then this role maybe for you, please read on and apply. Suitable candidates will be called and given additional formation on the company and the roles requirements. Duties will include; *Lead and manage all aspects of industrial production *Work closely with design to interpret technical drawings *Develop and implement production schedules *Drive continuous improvement *Ensure compliance with EN1090 & ISO 9001 *Mentor staff including, welders, fabricators and operators *Oversee inventory and coordinate with procurement *Monitor KPI's and report to senior management *Ensure products are manufactured to specification, on time and to the highest standards of quality and safety Required; *Strong leadership and team development *Problem solving under pressure *Organisation and planning ability *Committed to health, safety and quality *Strong communication across teams Salary - £45000 - £50000 dependant on experience Location - Blackpool Shift - Days Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities. S&K1