Senior Manufacturing Operations Leader

Baker Hughes Inc.; West of England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement programs

Career development

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead manufacturing across multiple production areas, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality execution while meeting customer commitments.

You will coach Operations Managers, drive Lean and Operational Excellence, manage workforce planning and capacity, and partner with Supply Chain, Engineering and HR to optimise factory performance. Flexible working patterns and global career development are offered within a leading energy company.

Qualifications

• Have significant leadership experience within a complex manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of leading multiple production areas through operational leadership teams.
• Have successfully delivered measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.
• Possess strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Have experience managing large, multi-disciplinary manufacturing organizations.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to leverage performance data to drive results.
• Have experience in production management, workforce planning, resource allocation, and capacity planning activities.
• Possess excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Leading manufacturing operations across multiple production areas, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality execution.
• Coaching and developing Operations Managers to build a culture of accountability, engagement, and performance excellence.
• Driving delivery performance by ensuring production schedules and customer commitments are achieved.
• Monitoring and improving key operational metrics across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, inventory, and cost.
• Leading operational reviews, escalation processes, and recovery plans to resolve manufacturing challenges and mitigate business risks.
• Managing workforce planning, resource allocation, labor utilization, and capacity management across manufacturing operations.
• Partnering with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Planning, HR, HSE, and other key stakeholders to optimize factory performance.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, cost reduction, and overall operational excellence.

Skills

Strategic Manufacturing Leadership

Operational Excellence

Lean Manufacturing

Performance Management

Capacity Planning

Safety Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Talent Development

Job description

Baker Hughes is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead manufacturing across multiple production areas, ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality execution while meeting customer commitments.

You will coach Operations Managers, drive Lean and Operational Excellence, manage workforce planning and capacity, and partner with Supply Chain, Engineering and HR to optimise factory performance. Flexible working patterns and global career development are offered within a leading energy company.