Operations Director

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment partner is seeking an Operations Director to shape the future of a growing production business. This role involves aligning operations across multiple sites, driving performance, and embedding lean practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong record in team leadership, a manufacturing background, and relevant qualifications such as Six Sigma. Offering a competitive salary of £80,000 - £90,000 plus benefits, this role presents a unique opportunity to influence operational strategies and foster a values-led culture.

Benefits

£5,000 car allowance

10% annual bonus

Full travel expenses

5% / 5% pension

25 days holidays

Healthcare including family

Qualifications

• Track record in building successful teams through succession planning.
• Background in manufacturing or production environment.
• Demonstrated responsibility for CAPEX and OPEX budgets.

Responsibilities

• Create commercially driven operational strategies with the CEO.
• Own operations with direct responsibilities for multiple aspects.
• Instil accountability values and empower team ownership.

Skills

Team leadership

Six Sigma

Lean methodologies

Budget management

Education

Degree qualified

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to take on a role where your decisions shape the future of a growing production business? As our Operations Director, you'll lead the charge across multiple sites (3 across East Midlands & East Anglia), driving performance, educating and embedding lean and 5S mythologies, and maintaining a culture where people and values come first.

BASIC SALARY: £80,000 - £90,000

Salary and Benefits

• £5,000 car allowance
• 10% bonus (annual)
• Full travel expenses
• 5% / 5% pension
• 25 days holidays
• Healthcare to include family

Why read on?

In this newly created Operations Director role you'll:

• Set the pace - aligning operations across sites to meet ambitious growth plans.
• Lead change - streamlining processes, improving efficiency, and embedding sustainable practices into every corner of our production.
• Empower people - building strong, values-led teams that thrive in a culture of accountability, respect, and collaboration.

Job Description

Operations Director - Industrial Manufacturing / Production

This is an opportunity to build upon some strong foundations and work with the person (CEO) who laid many of them. The sites have the capacity to grow both in revenue and efficiency but requires an influential and inspirational leader to support the Market-centric Growth Strategy. As our Operations Director, you'll get to make a tangible impact on sustainability, influencing not just how we produce today, but how we protect tomorrow. You'll be part of a leadership team that genuinely believes in values, not just as words on a wall, but as the foundation of every decision.

Key Responsibilities

As our Operations Director, you will:

• Work closely with the CEO, creating appropriate commercially driven operationally focused strategies in line with business needs.
• Own the operations with direct responsibilities for Manufacturing, Maintenance, Logistics, Safety and Continuous Improvement (7/8 direct and 30 indirect reports).
• Instil an 'accountability' first value across the teams, empowering others to take ownership and make decisions.
• Take a close look at current processes and methodologies building on foundations and looking for key improvements.
• Assess key arrears to monitor and introduce new KPI's ensuring both compliance and quality MI to compare data.
• Control of a c£500k CAPEX budget
• Be instrumental in the smooth integration of our new ERP system

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in your application for our Operations Director role you will be able to demonstrate:

• A strong track record of achievement in building successful teams (succession planning and people development)
• A background from a manufacturing / production environment - ideally a highly regulated industry, although we are open to consider other discipline experiences.
• Degree qualified and possess Six Sigma / Lean qualifications. You have invested in challenging yourself.
• Examples of structure and process you've implemented resulting in positive commercial outcomes.
• Responsibility for CAPEX and OPEX budget.

The Company

We are a multi-site business (3 locations) which has gone from strength to strength. Our customers included major household names from iconic financial institutions and telecommunications to the wider public sector (NHS/Universities), that said, we are c100 focused staff who consistently deliver to our clients' high expectations.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MH18246, Wallace Hind Selection