22 Jan 2014

Full-Time Operations Director

Doncasters Blaenavon – Posted by Wright Recruitment – Blaenavon, Wales, United Kingdom

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Job Description

The Operations Director’s job purpose is the entire manufacturing process including production, continuous improvement, facilities management and environmental health and safety. To ensure the business operates in a cost effective manner and meets customer requirements.

Technical Duties

Identify constraints within the manufacturing areas due to inefficient outdated processes. Identify the latest technology to remove these constraints within the framework of the business.
Ensure smart targets are set within the operational areas
Implement continuous improvement techniques and to deliver bottom line savings to the business
Facilitate the introduction of new products and processes into the business vast ensuring continually are supplied to the customer.
Ensure capital expenditure programmes delivery the cost benefits identified
Identify inefficiencies utilising OEE techniques and remove these to ensure efficient recovery of the labour hours
Direct operations to ensure 100% OTIF is achieved to all customers
Ensure all direct reports operate within the policies and procedures defined by the company
Direct health and safely environmental activities to ensure compliance within current and future legistive requirements

Quality

Comply within internal and external control quality procedures

Communications

Liaise with clients in person by telephone or in writing
Supply monthly process reports to the general manager
record information for audit purposes
Training and support responsibilities:
Provide technical support for subcontractors and suppliers
Support colleagues and direct reports in training and staff
Show day to day staff duties as requested

Service Management

Comply with health and safety and security policies of company
Attend production team meetings and performance appraisals
Any other duties that are in consistent with the grades and other senior staff

Competencies

To have personal leadership
Excellent communication skills
Good team member
Good customer relationship management
To a good logical thinker
To be commercially aware

You must be educated to degree level or hold an equivalent qualification or extensive work experience. The post holder may be required to work shifts, additional hours may be required on an ongoing basis this is to make sure that pereset tasks are completed in a timely manner.

The postholder is required to exercise considerable judgement over when to involve other senior staff.

How to Apply

To apply, send your CV and cover letter to: twoodland@doncasters.com

Job Categories: Manufacturing. Job Types: Full-Time.

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