Process Operations Manager

Process Operations Manager

Prodrive Recruitment Consultants Ltd are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Process Operations Manager for our well-established clients based in Worcestershire to oversee and lead their site production and engineering departments, to ensure that all products are manufactured to company specification, budget and timescales whilst ensuring full compliance of Company health, safety and environment policies.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and develop manufacturing staff to ensure accountability to maximise staff contribution to the business whilst fostering a teamwork culture.

• Formulate and implement a range of production strategies ensuring the continuity of supply to meet customer requirements at all times.

• Drive continual improvement utilising recognised techniques Lean manufacturing e.g. 5'S, Six Sigma, Kaizen to reduce waste, increase efficiency and make improvements throughout.

• Ensuring plant and equipment are regularly inspected and maintained to company safe standards whilst initiating repairs and modifications as required.

• Encourage and develop cross-functional collaboration working closely with engineering, sales, supply chain, quality assurance and all other departments to promote and ensure focus and alignment on production goals.

• Monitor plant and machinery effectiveness whilst undertaking necessary changes and providing regular updates to the senior management team on production performance and status metrics.

• Instigate and manage CAPEX projects in conjunction with the General Manager, liaising with contractors and suppliers to ensure budgets and targets are met.

• Negotiation and management of contracts for site services eg. waste, distribution, maintenance etc.

• Contribute and be involved in the product development and its effects/impacts on production.

• Ensure compliance with environment schemes, in particular packaging (EPR), REACH, Climate Change Agreements.

• Manage Health, Safety and Environment systems and polices, inspect and evaluating the environment, equipment and all process in working areas ensuring compliance with all regulations and strict industry standards to protect employees, customers and the environment.

Skills and Experience:

• Ideally educated to degree level in engineering or a science discipline.

• Proven experience within a manufacturing environment - Food or feed industries desirable.

• Proven engineering experience, ideally within a process environment.

• Good IT proficiency including ERP and Production systems.

• Working experience within a SME desirable.

• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical processes with skills and qualifications of Continual Improvement techniques.

• Experience in developing and managing a manufacturing team.

• Ability to analyse production data, identify trends and addressing operational issues.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

• Compliance knowledge, including understanding of relevant manufacturing regulations and compliance requirements.

• Proactive and adaptable team player.

Salary: £50-60K pa DOE + company benefits

Hours of work: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday

Do you have the relevant skills and experience we are looking for, then please Apply Today!!

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