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South Operations Manager

Location: Cheltenham (UK)

(UK only) 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Share scheme, Enhanced pension plan, Life assurance, On-site gym, Free on-site parking, Salary sacrifice schemes for Technology and Electric Vehicles.

To lead and manage the Machine shop facility delivering high quality performance, output and engagement to meet the business plan and targets of profitable growth, customer service, safety and employee engagement in a timely and effective manner. Lead the development of future strategy plans to improve efficiency, cost and quality improvement opportunities for the area. Play a critical role in the South Business unit structure, champion continuous improvement and self-directed teams.

• Champion Health, Safety and Environment within the machine shop, actively contribute to safety improvements & promote a zero-accident culture.
• Set and maintain high standards and leading continuous improvement activities, using 5S and lean manufacturing principles.
• Lead the interactions and develop performance agreements with other production managers/support functions including Production Engineering, Planning, Maintenance, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) & Human Resources (HR) to deliver high quality output in own area of responsibility and across UK Supply.
• Provide strong leadership to drive down scrap and poor-quality outflow to customers.
• Deploy self-directed teams & visual management across the machine shop.
• Manage the production coordinators and team to ensure resources are deployed effectively.
• Partner with the business unit leader to forward plan, and build budgets with a key focus on production, personnel and output efficiency opportunities.
• Develop and own reports and management information as required to the management teams against key performance measures.
• Delivery of effective communication across the machine shop areas with special focus on the desk free population.
• Be an exemplar for our core values and set clear expectations of conduct throughout the machine shop team.
• Review the productivity of team members through effective performance management including appraisals and managing poor performance.
• Utilise the skill sets and develop the capability of the team. Identify training needs and ensure this training plan is developed to meet the needs of the business, including succession planning.
• To manage the health and safety and wellbeing of the team.
• Manage & monitor Health, Safety and Environment measures including carrying out site H&S tours and audits as required.

• Company Core Values at all times.
• Experience of management of a team in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong and effective people management skills.
• Assembly output and capacity management.
• Continuous Improvement tools and application.
• Completed a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent qualification and will preferably have experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build relationships at varying levels of the hierarchy.
• Microsoft Office – intermediate user.
• Good numerical and verbal reasoning skills.
• Proven time management and organisational skills with the ability to deal with conflicting priorities.
• You will also be Safety minded/experienced.

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries such as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time also, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.