Operations Manager

Schelstraete Delacourt; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Schelstraete Delacourt is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead all production-related activities in the Brussels region. The role focuses on manufacturing excellence, efficiency, and scalable processes to support growth and capacity expansion.

You will bridge Operations and Engineering, drive continuous improvement, lead a large production team, and ensure strong KPI performance with Lean methods. Fluency in French and Dutch is required due to a bilingual environment.

Qualifications

• Strong electromechanical knowledge essential.
• Substantial experience as an Operations Manager in a technical industrial environment.
• Experience with cellular manufacturing is a must.
• Fluency in French and Dutch is required.
• Lean Manufacturing experience with KPI focus is essential.

Responsabilités

• Increase efficiency and quality across production with scalable, modular processes.
• Strengthen collaboration between Operations and Engineering to translate technical needs into production.
• Lead and develop a sizeable production team and drive organizational growth.

Connaissances

Electromechanical knowledge

Operations management

Cellular manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

French and Dutch fluency

Description du poste

Schelstraete Delacourt is supporting one of its clients in the search for an Operations Manager. The company is a rapidly growing SME based in the Brussels region, providing highly engineered electromechanical solutions to a broad range of customers.

Driven by strong commercial growth, the company is experiencing a significant increase in both production volumes and complexity. As a result, there is a clear need for an Operations Manager who can further professionalize the production plant and prepare the organization for future capacity expansion and scale-up.

The Operations Manager will have overall responsibility for all production-related activities within the company, with a primary focus on manufacturing (and additional responsibility for Supply Chain, HSE and Operational Excellence).

The key priorities of the role will be to:

• Increase efficiency and quality across production and execution, while creating a scalable manufacturing environment through continuous improvement, standardization and the introduction of modularity within a highly customized, project-driven environment;
• Strengthen the collaboration between Operations and Engineering, ensuring that technical requirements are effectively translated into production processes and fostering a strong interaction between both functions to improve speed, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Team and organization Development. The Operations Manager will lead a sizeable production team through several direct reports and will focus on developing the team.

We are looking for a hands-on and technically strong Operations leader with the following background:

• Strong electromechanical knowledge is essential. You must be able to engage with Engineering at a technical level and understand the underlying technical requirements and challenges;
• Substantial experience as an Operations Manager in a highly technical, industrial manufacturing environment, such as assembly, machine building or a comparable sector;
• Proven experience in setting up, structuring or optimising cellular manufacturing is a must. Experience with line production is considered an additional asset;
• Fluency in both French and Dutch;
• Solid experience with Lean Manufacturing, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, operational KPIs and performance management.