Fractional Operations Director — Lean Manufacturing

Lord Search & Selection; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 166,000 - 231,000; Part time

Job summary

Lord Search & Selection is partnering with a well-established engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Fractional Operations Director. The role focuses on driving operational excellence, improving business performance and supporting growth from a part-time perspective.

You will lead manufacturing and operational performance, champion continuous improvement, and strengthen production planning and delivery while coaching leadership teams and shaping strategic input for future growth.

Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing leadership experience.
• Proven track record of improving operational performance.
• Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement expertise.
• Strong commercial and strategic capability.

Responsibilities

• Driving manufacturing and operational performance.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Enhancing production planning and delivery performance.
• Supporting supply chain optimisation.
• Coaching and developing operational leadership teams.
• Providing strategic input to support future growth.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Production planning

Supply chain

Commercial acumen

People development

Job description

Lord Search & Selection is partnering with a well-established engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Fractional Operations Director. The role focuses on driving operational excellence, improving business performance and supporting growth from a part-time perspective.

You will lead manufacturing and operational performance, champion continuous improvement, and strengthen production planning and delivery while coaching leadership teams and shaping strategic input for future growth.