Senior Manufacturing Leader, Lean & Ops Excellence

Davall Gears Ltd; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Davall Gears Ltd in Welham Green, Hertfordshire, invites applications for a hands-on Head of Operations to lead our site’s growth and performance improvement. You will own Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory and People (SQDCIP) and build a high-performance culture focused on delivering results for customers and the business.

The role requires proven manufacturing leadership, a strong precision engineering background, and experience guiding multi-disciplinary teams through transformation

Qualifications

• Proven manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong precision engineering and machining background.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrable SQDCIP leadership.
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead all manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery and profitability objectives.
• Drive daily operating rhythm through visual management and tiered accountability.
• Create a high-performance culture with clear ownership and accountability.
• Develop and mentor operational leaders and succession plans.
• Own site SQDCIP performance and drive KPI management and problem solving.
• Lead root cause and corrective action processes and sustain performance.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Lead value stream improvement activities and reduce waste.
• Improve OTD / OTIF performance and production flow.
• Drive capacity planning and execution.
• Reduce operational costs, improve labour productivity and machine utilisation.
• Drive inventory reduction and WIP control with working capital focus.
• Provide strong technical leadership across machining and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Lean Manufacturing

People leadership

Operational excellence

SQDCIP leadership

Job description

Davall Gears Ltd in Welham Green, Hertfordshire, invites applications for a hands-on Head of Operations to lead our site’s growth and performance improvement. You will own Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory and People (SQDCIP) and build a high-performance culture focused on delivering results for customers and the business.

The role requires proven manufacturing leadership, a strong precision engineering background, and experience guiding multi-disciplinary teams through transformation