Operations Director

Evans Taylor; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Evans Taylor is recruiting an outstanding Operations Director for a leading independent pharmaceutical packaging group in the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on transformational change, operational excellence, and integration into the wider Group.

The successful candidate will lead a major facility in the North West, drive continuous improvement, and deliver measurable performance across OEE, quality, safety and customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing/operational teams in a best-in-class environment.
• Track record in regulated industries such as pharma packaging.
• Strong change management and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Experience managing large facilities with end-to-end operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant operational activities within a highly commercial environment.
• Oversee manufacturing, warehousing, engineering and logistics with accountability.
• Define operational policy and drive continuous improvement culture.
• Deliver improvements in OEE, OTIF, waste reduction and productivity.
• Engage people, build trust and create a high-performance culture.

Skills

Graduate degree

Manufacturing/operational management

Change management

Leadership

Regulated industry experience

Strategic planning

Education

Graduate degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Our client hasan outstanding historyand reputation andis a namesynonymous with thebest in theindustry. They arethe largest independentmanufacturer of theirkind and haverecently become partof one ofthe leading independentpharmaceutical packaginggroups in theUK and Ireland.Growth and investmentremains firmly onthe agenda andwith significant obligertiesto maximise, thisis without doubtan extremelyexciting time tobe joining thisorganisation. As such, we are lookingto appoint anoutstanding OperationsDirector to thiscritical new position, who can shapeanddeliver transformationalchange within thisprogressive organisation.The successful candidatewill play akey role inintegrating the businessinto the widerGroup, driving operationalexcellence, sharing bestpractice and helpingcreate one high-performing organisation.

Responsibilities:

• This is asubstantial change managementand leadership rolewhere you mustbe ableto lead significantoperational activitieswithin a highlycommercial environment.
• Reporting to theManaging Director, youwill lead ahighly critical facilityin the NorthWest ata time ofmajor change andwhere there aresignificant obligertiesto maximise.
• As such, thisrole will befocused on bestpractice operational excellence, embeddingcontinuous improvementwith an emphasison output, customerexcellence,quality, compliance, health & safety, efficiencyand lean improvementsamongstothers.
• You will havefull accountability forall day-to-day and strategicoperational activitiesincluding manufacturing,warehousing, engineeringand logistics, witha significantfocus on improvedmethods and processesin all areas.
• You will defineoperational policy, leadall operational planningactivities and developa truly measurablecontinuous improvementculture. You will beexpected to leadthe organisation towardsbest in class, in order tomeet the companyfinance performance criteria.
• You will drivemeasurable improvementsacross key operationalmetrics including OEE, OTIF, Right FirstTime, waste reduction, labour productivity, assetutilisation and KPIperformance.
• To formulate andimplement plans todevelop an effectiveoperational structure anddirect, coach, trainand motivate teamstowards the establishmentof a continuousimprovement environment.
• To drive people engagement, creating a culture of communication, trust, accountability and involvement at all levels, toensure a high-performing best practiceenvironment.
• To implement asophisticated change anddevelopment programme interms of systems, processes, people andinnovation.
• You will ensure world-class quality and compliance standards are maintained, meeting regulatory requirements and exceeding customer expectations.

Person:

• This unique positiondemands an exceptionalindividualwho enjoys agrowth environment, substantialautonomy and ahighly visible operationalrole together witha focus onchange management.
• Of graduate calibreor degree qualifiedinan appropriate discipline, you will havean outstanding trackrecord in manufacturing/operational managementgained within abest-in-classmanufacturing environmentand possibly withina highlyregulated industry.
• With medium tohigh volume experience, you will understandthe demands ofrunning a complexmanufacturing facilityin a highlycustomer-centric environment, whereyou will havethe ability toidentify opportunitiesand know howto turn theminto a commercialreality.
• As such, relevantsector experience couldinclude;packaging, labels, foodand drink, pharmaceuticalmanufacturing, life sciencemanufacturing, beauty andpersonal care/FMCGetc.
• An entrepreneurial self-starter, creative andempowering, you willbe collaborative, resilient, commercially minded, decisiveand intellectually curious, with the abilityto champion change, introduce far-reachinginitiatives and relishthe opportunity toadvance your careerwithin a market-leading organisation.
• A visible andengaging leader, youwill be collaborative, highly resilient, commercially minded and a decisive character who is calm under pressure.
• You have theability to buildtrust, develop peopleand create ahigh-performance culturefocused on quality, teamwork, accountabilityand continuous improvement.