Manufacturing Director

OUR CLIENT

Our client is a global manufacturing business, supplying both semi-finished products and manufactured pieces to most industry sectors around the globe. In the UK, the organisation has a turnover of circa £40m and a growing order book to support its further growth.

THE ROLE - Manufacturing Director

There is a requirement to appoint a Manufacturing Director to the business, a new and exciting opportunity for a proven senior manufacturing professional. The role will hold strategic responsibility for the UK manufacturing operations, overseeing three sites.

The role day-to-day will feature a mix of strategic planning and delivery alongside operational responsibility across each site. The Manufacturing Director will hold responsibility for all product-technical processes and operating costs, alongside the health and safety of all employees. Furthermore, the development of the production plants and processes will be a key area of responsibility.

This new and exciting opportunity will offer the appointee a senior level career opportunity within a genuinely exciting business, a leader in its marketplace. It will require high levels of knowledge and skill alongside strong people management capability.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the three machine shops via their respective Production Managers
• Preparation of budget plans and compliance of planning specifications
• Personnel planning and further development of qualifications and competences of employees
• Preparation and realisation of investment plans
• Control of optimal use of available resources (man, machine, material, method)
• Further development of production plants and processes
• Compliance of all specified product properties within the area of responsibility
• Cooperation on technical contract review
• Check suggestions for improvement
• Control and documentation of used production processes
• Realisation of project works
• Management of Estimating and Product Planning departments at all three sites
• Health & safety
• Order and cleanliness in the area they are responsible for
• Verification of effectiveness of taken corrective and preventative measures
• Implementation of company policy and company guidelines.

Experience:

• Technical degree or equivalent
• Professional and leadership experience (minimum 5 years)
• Dynamic and goal-oriented person with strong communication skills across all levels. Able to take the workforce with them on ‘their journey’
• Strong decision-making ability and assertiveness
• Project management experience
• Multi-site experience – willing to travel in the UK and abroad.