Operations Director

M-Tec Engineering Solutions are currently engaged in the recruitment of Operations Director/Plant Director for a client whom have manufacturing facilities across Europe and the UK. Based from their UK Manufacturing facility near the Cotswolds, the Operations Director will form part of the senior management team and have full responsibility for all operational activities to include, manufacturing, quality, process improvements, 5S, Waste Management and Continuous Improvements. Key Areas of responsibility will include: * Provide leadership and direction for operations and continuous improvement, to take in to consideration any capital expenditure projects and budget management * Management of plant manufacturing and production departments with responsibilities for site wide HSE * Define strategic direction via corporate and local goals and objectives in line with the long term business strategic goals. * Development of innovative solutions to process inefficiencies and process improvements to deliver on pre-defined budgeted savings including cost-avoidance, manufacturing improvement and the minimisation of waste. * Refined KPI measurement techniques and reporting frameworks for multiple production processes to provide accurate data for review and improvement targeting. Key Target Ares will include: * Develop improvement strategies to support and maintain plant efficiently and general house keeping, to include, 5S, 7W, Lean, Quality, Maintenance Planning * Work closely with Process & Maintenance teams to ensure OEE/OTIF targets are achieved as well as PPM & TPM to ensure continuous production. Requirements: * Our client is looking for someone with drive and determination, and energy to see projects through to successful completion, someone with previous P&L responsibility as the Operations Director will have autonomy for budget/cost responsibility * Proven experience in the utilisation of LEAN manufacturing principles to minimise waste and increase efficiency. * Ideally of degree calibre in Engineering or Manufacturing, you should be able to demonstrate working within a Plastic related industry sector, coupled with strong commercial and business awareness * You should have proven experience in management of profit and loss and margin improvement, taking in to account cost management models and people development and empowerment. M-Tec Engineering Solutions is a leading supplier of Permanent, Interim and Project Management Recruitment Solutions to the Automotive and General Engineering sectors. Due to the overwhelming response to vacancies in this current climate, if you have not heard from us within the next two weeks you have been unsuccessful at this time