Production & Quality Operations Lead

Michael Page

Leicester

On-site

GBP 41,000 - 50,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday
On-site parking
Private medical
Life assurance
10% bonus (performance based)
Monday - Friday days role (AM shift)

Job summary

Michael Page in Leicester seeks an experienced operations leader to oversee daily production processes, drive continuous improvement and ensure high quality standards. The role involves analyzing KPIs, coordinating with multiple departments and maintaining service commitments for customers.

Ideal candidates will have management experience, strong organisational and analytical skills, and a proactive, customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

  • Experience in management or supervising a team.
  • Ability to listen to and influence peers to build and lead effective teams.
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse data to improve performance.
  • Organise self and others to meet deadlines.
  • IT skills including email and MS Office tools (Project and PowerPoint).
  • Proactive, customer-focused approach to service delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Run continuous improvement discussions/forums and quality circles to investigate and analyse production issues and drive ongoing improvement.
  • Ensure compliance with quality standards and implement corrective actions to improve the working environment.
  • Generate and analyse reports/KPIs, making recommendations on trends and improvements.
  • Liaise with other departments to resolve issues quickly.
  • Liaise with customers to ensure service commitments and update service teams on issues.
  • Contribute to reducing environmental impact, e.g., energy usage.

Skills

Management experience
People leadership
Analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Organisational skills
Customer-focused service
IT skills

Tools

MS Office
Microsoft Project
PowerPoint

Job description

Michael Page in Leicester seeks an experienced operations leader to oversee daily production processes, drive continuous improvement and ensure high quality standards. The role involves analyzing KPIs, coordinating with multiple departments and maintaining service commitments for customers.

Ideal candidates will have management experience, strong organisational and analytical skills, and a proactive, customer-focused approach.

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