Manufacturing Director

Permanent Futures Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent Futures Limited is seeking a Manufacturing Director in South Wales to lead a major transformation and drive operational excellence across a fast-paced automated site. You will shape long-term strategy, guide engineering and reliability, and build a high-performing leadership team while delivering improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost.

This is a high-visibility role requiring a change agent who can secure buy-in from senior stakeholders and translate vision into measurable

Qualifications

• Senior manufacturing leader with a proven track record of transforming operations.
• Experience delivering significant change and sustained improvements at pace.
• Strong leadership across Operations and Engineering with a focus on people development.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term manufacturing and operational strategy.
• Lead major transformation programmes and embed continuous improvement.
• Provide inspirational leadership and build a high-performing senior leadership team.
• Drive improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, OEE and Productivity.
• Provide strategic direction across Engineering, reliability, CAPEX, automation and future capability.
• Build accountability, engagement and ownership throughout the operation.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure strategy supports growth.

Skills

Transformational leadership

Operational Excellence

Continuous Improvement

Strategic planning

Executive stakeholder engagement

People development

Job description

Manufacturing Director

Location: South Wales

Salary: Circa £115,000 + 20% bonus + wider benefits

We are supporting a well-established manufacturing organisation in the appointment of a Manufacturing Director to lead the site through an exciting period of transformation, operational improvement and future growth.

This is a significant strategic leadership appointment requiring a genuine change agent someone who can establish a clear vision for the operation, inspire and engage teams at every level, and successfully deliver sustainable transformational change across a complex, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The Role:

• Developing and executing the long-term manufacturing and operational strategy.
• Leading major transformation and change programmes, taking people on the journey and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
• Providing inspirational leadership to a sizeable manufacturing organisation and developing a high-performing senior leadership team.
• Driving measurable improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, OEE and Productivity.
• Providing strategic direction across Engineering, reliability, CAPEX, automation and future manufacturing capability.
• Building greater accountability, engagement and ownership throughout the operation.
• Working closely with senior stakeholders to ensure manufacturing strategy supports wider business objectives and future growth.

About You:

We are looking for an accomplished senior manufacturing leader with a demonstrable track record of transforming operations and delivering results through people.

• Director-level or significant senior leadership experience within a fast-paced, automated manufacturing environment.
• A proven track record of delivering substantial change, transformation and operational improvement.
• Strong leadership experience spanning both Operations and Engineering.
• Experience developing senior leaders and building high-performing teams.
• Strong Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence credentials.
• The ability to create a compelling vision, secure buy-in and successfully embed cultural change.
• A strategic mindset combined with the ability to translate strategy into measurable operational results.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Manufacturing Director who wants to make a genuine impact, shape the future direction of a major manufacturing operation and lead a significant transformation agenda.