Operations Director (Manufacturing)

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK personal care manufacturer is seeking an Operations Director to lead their operational strategy and drive business performance. The role requires strong leadership skills and manufacturing experience, particularly in personal care or related sectors. The ideal candidate will demonstrate operational excellence, financial acumen, and a focus on safety. This position offers a competitive salary starting at £80k along with a pension and bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Bonus

Dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience, ideally in personal care, chemicals, food, or similar fields.
• Proven leadership in factory operations and running change initiatives.
• Experience with small run sizes, customization, and regular line changes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to operational teams.
• Oversee GMP, ISO accreditation, and quality standards.
• Manage P&L with focus on capacity management and cost control.

Skills

Operational excellence

Financial acumen

Leadership

Team development

Safety awareness

Education

Degree or similar

Job description

Overview

• A dynamic UK personal care manufacturer, the business operates from Peterborough employing over 60 staff plus agency


• Business has grown significantly in last 5 years and expecting additional growth


• The business offers a range of cosmetics and personal care manufacturing, striving to support ambitious brands


• Strong people culture, ensuring partnership with our customers and supporting and developing our own team

The Role

The Operations Director will be a key member of the leadership team, responsible for delivering business performance and looking to improve service and build capacity. With responsibility for delivery of sales revenue and through the production, quality, maintenance and purchasing teams. The operations director will continue to improve key metrics such as safety, quality, cost, delivery and inventory.

• Providing strategic leadership to the operational teams


• Leading GMP, ISO accreditation and quality standards


• Effective P&L management with a focus on capacity management, cost control and increasing factory output and efficiencies


• Develop strong relationship with Commercial director and work on wider business strategy as part of leadership team


• Inventory and supply chain management – set strategy to ensure effective stock management


• Development of systems to ensure streamlined operations and continuous improvement


• Set direction for maintenance, facilities and machinery improvements

The Candidate

This is a role well suited for a proven and ambitious leader with experience of running factory operations, leading and delivering change.

The successful candidate will have manufacturing experience, ideally in a personal care, chemicals, food or similar field. Have experience of developing a team and leading change, operational excellence and experience of system implementation or improvements.

• You will be a motivational leader looking to develop a high performing team


• You will understand the importance of safety in the workplace


• Experience in working with small run sizes, customisation and regular line change over would be highly advantageous


• Essential skills include operational excellence, financial acumen, desire to shape business direction and strong people skills


• Ideally educated to degree (or similar) level, the successful candidate must be a strong leader, enjoy change, excellent communicator and highly driven

What\u2019s On Offer

A competitive salary, pension, bonus and the opportunity to join a dynamic team and ambitious business.

Salary - £80k+

Reporting to Managing Director

Direct reports - General Manager, Planning Manager, Quality Manager and Purchasing Manager