Operations Director: Flagship Factory Leader

Integrated Division; Mold; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Division in Mold, North Wales, is seeking an Operations Director to lead a flagship manufacturing site. You will steer operational strategy, drive improvements, and cultivate a culture of safety, quality, and customer focus while reporting to the General Manager.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams across Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Quality, and Continuous Improvement, deliver performance targets, manage budgets, and shape the site’s future in a dynamic, unionised

Qualifications

• Extensive senior leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Proven track record of improving operational performance and efficiency.
• Experience leading large multifunctional teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic planning ability.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working in a unionised environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operational strategies that support current and future needs.
• Lead and develop a high-performing operations leadership team across functions.
• Drive a world-class safety culture with zero-harm commitment.
• Deliver manufacturing excellence through continuous improvement and digital transformation.
• Build organizational capability through talent development and succession planning.
• Maintain relationships within a unionised environment.
• Manage budgets for operational, maintenance and capital expenditure.
• Support strategic business planning as a senior leader and cover for the General Manager when needed.

Skills

Senior leadership

Manufacturing leadership

Strategic planning

Safety culture

Union experience

Stakeholder management

People development

Job description

Integrated Division in Mold, North Wales, is seeking an Operations Director to lead a flagship manufacturing site. You will steer operational strategy, drive improvements, and cultivate a culture of safety, quality, and customer focus while reporting to the General Manager.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams across Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Quality, and Continuous Improvement, deliver performance targets, manage budgets, and shape the site’s future in a dynamic, unionised