Operations Director

The Rewards and Benefits on Offer:

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• Progression opportunities
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• Generous annual leave allowance and pension
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• A prestigious blue-chip employer
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• Immediate start available
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• Cycle to work scheme
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• Free on-site parking
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• Health & wellbeing programme
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• Life insurance
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MTrec’s New Opportunity:

MTrec’s prestigious manufacturing client is looking to recruit an experienced Operations Director to join their growing organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for those with proven experience within bespoke and high-volume manufacturing environments.

If you have experience in a senior leadership role within engineering/manufacturing, apply now for an immediate response!

The Job you will do:

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• Develop and implement operational strategies aligned with the organisation’s business objectives and growth plans.
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• Contribute to company-wide strategic planning as a member of the senior leadership team.
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• Identify and evaluate opportunities for investment, automation, process optimisation, and operational innovation.
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• Lead business transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, profitability, and customer experience.
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• Provide strategic leadership and oversight across all production departments.
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• Ensure production schedules are delivered safely, efficiently, and profitably.
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• Monitor workflow and capacity planning to optimise machine utilisation and workforce efficiency.
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• Drive improvements in throughput, quality, waste reduction, and on-time delivery performance.
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• Ensure effective maintenance strategies are implemented to maximise equipment reliability, availability, and uptime.
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• Lead, coach, and develop departmental managers and operational teams to achieve business objectives.
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• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
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• Support talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
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• Champion quality standards and best practices throughout the production process.
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• Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
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• Promote a proactive safety culture and continuous improvement in workplace practices.
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• Oversee quality management processes to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and minimise rework.
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• Manage operational budgets and monitor departmental financial performance.
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• Monitor, analyse, and improve key operational performance metrics.
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• Collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Service, and Finance to ensure operational capability supports commercial objectives.
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• Drive continuous cost improvement while maintaining high standards of quality, service, and customer satisfaction.
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About you:

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• Proven experience in a senior operations leadership role.
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• Extensive experience managing complex manufacturing operations across multiple production departments.
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• Demonstrable success in improving operational efficiency, quality, productivity, and profitability.
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• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to develop, motivate, and engage high-performing teams.
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• Excellent planning, organisational, problem-solving, and project management skills.
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• Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and driving cost improvement.
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• Ability to analyse operational data, identify trends and opportunities, and translate insights into effective action.
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• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
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• Experience leading multi-site, high-volume, or complex manufacturing operations.
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• Qualifications or formal training in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies.
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• Experience implementing and optimising production management systems, ERP/MIS platforms, workflow automation tools, or other digital operational technologies.
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