If you are an Operations Manager with strong leadership skills, then this could be the role for you. Our Wicklow based client is a dynamic and innovative company, and they are looking for an Operations Manager with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to influence and energise others. With a minimum of 10 years experience in a similar role, you will have strong attention to detail and the ability to interpret results and observations to assist in problem solving.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Oversee production and associated support functions, providing guidance on objectives that support the strategy and escalation support. Responsibility for resource planning and optimisation (manpower, equipment and facilities).
- Responsibility for leading the COEF for the site and leading the lean agenda. Deploy lean leadership practices to drive process excellence; problem solving competency and instill a culture of continuous improvement. Involvement in cross-site collaborations and knowledge sharing.
- Extract insights from Financial, qualitative data, Gemba walks and KPIs to identify improvement opportunities. Responsibility for Departmental P&L ensuring cost efficiency and value for money. Drive attainment of improvements and systematically drive change.
- Define innovation, automation and digitalisation initiatives and lead. Active participation in the budget process and business case evaluation for new projects.
- Support business continuity planning activities and insurance assessment for the site & provide backup support for site IT.
- Development of training needs assessment for production & support team. Exploit on-line ‘Learning Management System’ (LMS) and identify improved ways of sharing knowledge and managing training. Provide leadership and coaching to Staff to enable success.
- Explore possibilities for alternative production methods and provide guidance on new product tooling design with toolroom and technical personnel where needed.
- Other activities as they relate to Opex or Operations.
Experience/Qualifications & Training
- Formal technical training in Engineering or relevant Trade (eg Fitter/Welder; Toolmaker; Electrical) and formal qualification in Business (min degree level).
- Minimum of 10 years experience at Management level with responsibility for driving operational excellence. Formal training and proven success in Lean principles and change Management is required.
- Engineering mindset with a curiosity to learn and improve. Innovative problem solver.
- Working knowledge of ERP system (preferably SAP) is required.
- Desire and aptitude to develop and grow the team members.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret results and observations to assist problem solving / continuous improvement.
For confidential discussion and more information on this role, please contact Niamh Flynn on 045881888 or email niamh@clark.ie
