Site Management Director

Umicore; Dundee; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Umicore Coating Services, located in Dundee, UK, seeks a Site Management Director to lead the Dundee site and its infrared thin‑film coatings operation. You will guide the site leadership team, drive safe, high‑quality operations, and ensure delivery of the business plan and customer commitments.

You will develop a 25+ person team, optimise production, manage budgets and ensure compliance with EHS and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of site, operations & commercial leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong safety-first mindset and high safety standards.
• Financial acumen and ability to manage complexity under cost pressure.
• Experience with quality systems, EHS compliance and operational excellence.
• Ability to adapt country expertise (P&O, tax, finance) when required.
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution and leadership.
• Proven track record of developing cross-functional teams and leading by example.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Site Management team to deliver safe, high-quality outcomes, setting clear objectives, feedback, and growth plans.
• Build a resilient site leadership team and succession / capability pipeline for UCS, acting as P&O site lead.
• Translate priorities into actionable plans, allocate resources and remove delivery obstacles.
• Deliver budget, cost control and cash discipline while safeguarding service levels and quality; ensure compliance.
• Ensure robust program management and regulatory compliance across the department; meet targets.
• Strengthen EHS, quality and operational excellence setup with new/updated roles.
• Oversee production activities, ensuring efficiency, safety, and alignment with business objectives.
• Embed governance and internal controls; monitor risks and implement corrective actions promptly.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardisation and digital enablement; track KPIs and improve performance.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities and resolve escalations.

Skills

Site leadership

Operations management

Strategic thinking

Safety leadership

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

People management

Continuous improvement

Job description

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Electro Optic Materials

Power in space. Vision at night. Coatings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting‑edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.

Job Purpose

As Site Management Director you will lead Umicore Coating Services, located in Dundee, UK, which specializes in the design and manufacture of infrared thin-film optical coatings and precision optical filters. As part of the Management team you will lead Umicore Coating Services (UCS), Dundee as site and legal entity leader; ensure safe, compliant and reliable operations while delivering the business plan and customer commitments for our coating business.

In this challenging position in one of our unique facilities you will lead the operations, develop your team (25+), grow the business and play a crucial role in the further development of the site, while ensuring efficiency and productivity, optimizing production and striving for the highest quality and safety standards.

Your Key Accountabilities

• Lead and develop the Site Management team to deliver safe, high-quality outcomes, setting clear objectives, feedback, and growth plans.
• Build a resilient site leadership team and succession / capability pipeline for UCS. Act as P&O site lead covering P&O responsibilities.
• Translate functional priorities into actionable plans for the Site Management area, allocating resources and removing delivery obstacles.
• Deliver budget, cost control and cash discipline while safeguarding service levels and quality. Accountable for (financial and trade) compliance.
• Ensure robust program management and regulatory compliance across the department, meeting quality, cost, and timeliness targets.
• Strengthen EHS, quality and operational excellence set-up, including new/updated roles where needed.
• Oversee production activities within the site, ensuring operational efficiency, adherence to safety standards, and alignment with overall business objectives.
• Embed governance, internal controls, and compliance standards, monitoring risks and implements corrective actions promptly.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and digital enablement in Site Management, tracking KPIs and delivering year-on-year performance gains.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, resolve escalations, and improve end-to-end processes.

Who we are looking for

• 10+ years of site, operations & commercial leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong safety-first mindset and high safety standards
• Financial acumen, business ownership, customer focus and ability to manage complexity under cost pressure
• Experience with quality systems, EHS compliance, operational excellence and developing cross‑functional teams.
• Quick learning, ability to adopt country expertise (P&O, tax, finance, …) where required
• Strategic thinking (future for the site) combined with execution and hands‑on mindset
• People Manager who leads by example with a strong commercial mindset

What We Offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world‑leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?