Our long-established manufacturing client require an Operations Manager to oversee and optimise all functions to ensure efficiency, quality, and profitability.

Some duties include, but are not limited to: 

Strategic Planning:

• Develop and implement streamlined operations, ensuring standardisation and consistent quality, to meet customer demands
• Oversee stock levels
• Setting goals and KPIs for manufacturing processes, logistics and support
• Manage production workflow and allocate tasks
• Meeting Targets
• Quality control
• Identify any inefficiencies and make improvements as required using Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing
• Oversee shipping/delivery of produced goods, ensuring cost efficiency and punctuality

Team Leadership:

• Lead and manage all production personnel
• Identify and implement any training needs
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings to ensure the performance and motivation of production personnel

Health and Safety:

• Ensure all machinery is running efficiently and all maintenance is completed
• Enforce strict Health and Safety regulations and ensure all are adhered to
• Identify any operational risks and develop and implement plans to combat
• Promote sustainability practices including environmental and energy-efficient operations

General duties:

• Liaising internally with the Project Manager, Sales Personnel etc
• Problem-solving
• Key Holder
• Any ad hoc administration duties
• The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar role and will have a positive managerial style, promoting motivation and a healthy workplace.

What else you need to know: 

• Hours are 7.30 – 4.45 pm with a 4 pm finish on Fridays (flexibility required to meet demands)
• Holidays are 22 + stats, rising one day per year, capped at 26

Bennett Staff Bureau acts as an employment agency for permanent staff and an employment business for temporary workers. We recruit for roles based in Office, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Logistics, Industrial and all categories of Catering staff.

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We aim to respond to all successful applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this time, your application will have been unsuccessful, and your details will not be held. We apologise that we cannot contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest.