Operations Director

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

Job summary

A multi-site production business in England is looking for an Operations Director to lead multiple sites and drive performance improvements. The role involves creating operational strategies, empowering employees, and managing significant budgets. Ideal candidates have a manufacturing background, leadership experience, and relevant qualifications. This position offers a salary of £80,000 - £90,000 plus benefits, emphasizing a culture of accountability and collaboration.

Benefits

£5,000 car allowance

10% annual bonus

Full travel expenses

5% employer pension contribution

25 days holiday

Healthcare including family

Qualifications

• Strong track record in building successful teams.
• Background in manufacturing or production environment.
• Responsible for CAPEX and OPEX budgets.

Responsibilities

• Create commercially driven operational strategies.
• Control operations with direct responsibilities across multiple functions.
• Empower teams with accountability and ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Lean methodologies

Process improvement

Team building

Change management

Education

Degree qualified

Six Sigma / Lean qualifications

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.

Salary & Benefits

• BASIC SALARY: £80,000 - £90,000
• £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

• 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

Person Specification

You'll be joining at a pivotal moment, growth is happening fast, and you'll have the freedom to shape how we scale.

• 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