Site Management Director, Optical Coatings

Umicore AG & Co. KG; Dundee; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Umicore is seeking a Site Management Director for its Coating Services facility in Dundee, UK. You will lead the site operations, drive safety, quality, and performance, and report to the management team to deliver the business plan and customer commitments.

With 10+ years in regulated manufacturing, you will develop the 25+ team, optimize production, and advance governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• 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

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. 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.

Skills

Site leadership

Operational excellence

People management

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

EHS compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Digital enablement

Job description

Umicore is seeking a Site Management Director for its Coating Services facility in Dundee, UK. You will lead the site operations, drive safety, quality, and performance, and report to the management team to deliver the business plan and customer commitments.

With 10+ years in regulated manufacturing, you will develop the 25+ team, optimize production, and advance governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across the site.