Manufacturing Operations Director - Mid Cornwall - Circa: £115,000 (Neg) + Exceptional bonus scheme + enhanced benefits package + relocation support (where required)
Realistically, most applicants for this opportunity aren't going to be the right fit.
This is a big job that calls for an expert people manager, developer, and mentor.
An individual with impeccable technical and commercial acumen who can act as the key voice for a site that employs a sizeable team, assuming pivotal responsibility for the success of a complex manufacturing facility.
The rewards for the right person are almost limitless.
Firstly, you'll be based in beautiful Cornwall, just moments away from a stunning coastline and a fantastic quality of life.
Secondly, you'll command a salary and incentive package that will take the role comfortably into six-figures.
The role represents a potentially career-changing opportunity for the right person.
The employer: A technology-focused manufacturer of high-quality, high-value specialist industrial equipment.
Well established and financially secure, the business operates on a global scale with an international portfolio of clients and production facilities.
Driven by a highly experienced, energetic, and dynamic senior management team, the business has a stronghold in their innovative sector, with a demonstrable roadmap for sustainable and profitable growth.
The opportunity: The Manufacturing Operations Director will join a likeminded business where quality, customer satisfaction, and employee wellbeing lie at the heart of everything they do.
The candidate will lead the entire manufacturing process for a highly successful division, maintaining superb engineering and logistical standards, as well as leading and influencing a highly experienced and motivated team.
Core focus of the role includes:
Plan, manage and execute all aspects of manufacturing controls to ensure exceptional efficiency that meets rigorous customer demands.Design, implement and develop ongoing process and cost control efficiencies assuming complete P&L responsibility.Manage all aspects of value stream activities ensuring strict adherence to high quality product standards that meet strict regulatory requirements.Lead, develop and motivate a large team of direct and indirect reports.Ensure that sound H&S policy and practice resonates throughout the site.Work closely with sales, marketing, and customer support colleagues, acting as a senior ambassador to major clients.Analysis of tooling effectiveness and pioneering material waste reduction strategy.Take the lead with outgoing commentary related to site performance, budgets, forecasts, and cost controls.Undertake a degree of national and international travel where required.The person we're searching for: A highly experienced manufacturing and/or engineering professional with at least three years of recently gained experience in a similar position.
Key skills and experience include:
A business or engineering degree.A dynamic, people-oriented change agent, with a passion for driving and supporting teams, providing mentorship and developing people.Superb manufacturing and production expertise with a strong knowledge of lean tooling, equipment, mechanics, and value streams.Exceptional commercial awareness.A sound understanding of P&L, budgets, forecasting, and cost controls.Strong IT aptitude (MS Office and bespoke digital tools).The role: This is a full-time, permanent position operating from our client's site in mid Cornwall.
Base salary circa £115,000 + Exceptional bonus scheme + enhanced benefits package + relocation support (where required).
The recruitment process: Well Placed HR, working in collaboration with our parent brand Trial Balance Consulting, are delighted to have been engaged as a key supplier by this employer.
Our client is keen to ensure a thorough yet fluid recruitment process and potential applicants are encouraged to declare an interest in the opportunity without delay.
We are not working to a closing date and well-suited applicants are likely to be invited to interview quickly following presentation.
Please note that shortlisted candidates may be invited to sign a non-disclosure agreement proceeding initial interview.
For further details of this exceptionally exciting and rare opportunity, including a detailed role specification, please contact Alex Callister or Carly Kellow quoting reference AC/CK9767 ASAP.
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