Operations Manager

ZipRecruiter; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment platform is seeking an experienced Operations Manager in Brighouse. The role involves overseeing production, engineering, and warehousing in the food production sector, with a strong emphasis on lean manufacturing, team leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives. Competitive salary of £65,000 to £80,000, along with a corporate benefits package including a car and bonus.

Benefits

Corporate benefits package including car and bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in a food production environment.
• Demonstrated tangible KPI improvement.
• Involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of Blue-chip Objectives.
• Direct production activities for on-time delivery.
• Lead improvement teams for problem resolution.
• Interface with key customer teams.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

KPI management

Project management

Job description

Job Description

Operations Manager

Brighouse

£65,000 to £80,000

Corporate benefits package including car and bonus

Operations Manager

The Role

As Operations Manager you will oversee Production, Engineering and Warehousing. Your main responsibilities will include…

• Oversees delivery of Blue-chip Objectives through coaching and challenging to develop the relevant teams to achieve the goals
• The position is responsible for directing the activities of the production in order to achieve planned on-time delivery, and positive contribution to margins through optimised material and labour
• Leads improvement teams to resolve challenges / problems and as such requires the ability to facilitate cooperation and teamwork with multi-functions
• Oversees and participates in the troubleshooting and analysis of opportunities to rapidly identify, evaluate, propose and implement solutions. Assists in the analysis of product line performance, identification and recommendation of opportunities for improvement and implementation as appropriate
• Seeks out opportunities to partner and transfer knowledge with others throughout the business, sector and company
• Interfaces with key customer teams to deploy necessary activities
• Promotes principles and a culture to achieve a motivated workforce which is conducive to team
• Teaches, coaches and encourages continuous improvement thinking and leads Kaizen activities
• Promotes and supports training and development initiatives throughout the business
• Analyses workflows and encourages team involvement to improve safety, quality and productivity across the business

Operations Manager

The Candidate

You will have experience of managing multiple functions within a food production environment. You will also have the following skills, experiences and attributes…

• MUST have experience of working within a food production environment
• MUST have a strong knowledge of lean manufacturing
• MUST have experience of managing multiple departments and not just production
• Can demonstrate tangible and sustained KPI improvement
• Fully supports and is actively involved in the continuous improvement groups vision, goals and objectives
• CAPEX experience and project management experience