Operations Associate Director

Location

Atherstone, Warwickshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Operations Associate Director

Operations Associate Director

Based in Louth or Skegness (relocation assistance offered)

Up to £69k plus bonus, Tesla and attractive benefits package

Are you looking for your next career move from Engineering into Operations Management? 

Are you ambitious and driven enough to apply for this opportunity into future Directorship?

This could be the role for you.

The recruitment of the Operations Associate Director is part of the company’s succession planning.  This is a brand new role for someone who is both intelligent and technically inquisitive, perhaps evidenced by higher education in engineering, IT or science, who has directly managed teams of people and is passionate about driving innovation and managing the operations of a company.

You will be given the opportunity to build an in-depth understanding of the Business; from their products and markets and the departmental operations that deliver these products and services; through to the culture and strategic direction of the Business.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will develop a critical understanding of the Company’s sophisticated systems through the delivery of major projects and systems re-engineering activities to meet the company’s ambitious growth and investment plans.

You will attend all Board Meetings where it is expected that you will make an increasingly valuable contribution

The ideal Operations Associate Director will be:

·        Currently working at a Senior Production / Engineering Management level

·        Have successfully led significant business improvement projects

·        Able to demonstrate the conception, development and implementation of new technology in an operational environment

·        Able to demonstrate an ability to understand complex control systems and their role in a demanding operational environment

·        An understanding of broader operational issues including procurement, supply chain and engineering.

This Operations Associate Director role is unique.  Is this you?

·        An operational and technological visionary.  A drive to shape the industrial systems and technology of tomorrow.

·        Conversant with controls systems(PLC, SCADA, etc.) with an understanding of how these simplify and automate processes and manage the quality of outputs

·        Passionate about innovation and environmental sustainability

·        A collaborative, lateral thinker who puts energy into delivering their own ideas and into uncovering / championing the ideas of others

·        Frustrated by inertia, with the drive and energy to overcome it

·        Possessing qualities of a senior operational leader

·        Commercially and financially aware

·        Currently residing, or prepared to relocate to, within a 1 hour drive of Louth or Skegness.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop a fast-moving technical career in operations.  The successful candidate will have moved quickly through their career and will be looking to develop into an Operations Director.  Your first 18 months will be based in Louth.

What you will receive in return:

·        Great starting salary – up to £69k

·        Financial assistance with relocation costs

·        Bonus and PRP

·        Company car –Tesla

·        Company pension contributions of 5% of salary

·        Training and Development –sponsored MBA is available

·        Opportunity for progression to Director level with mentorship

·        30 days’ annual leave(including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service

·        Company Sick Pay scheme

·        Mental Health and Wellbeing support and programmes

·        Employee recognition initiatives

·        Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business

·        Great supportive environment at a company that is growing significantly and is highly profitable

Our client

Our client are one of the largest providers of workwear solutions and cleanroom consumables within the UK into pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace engineering, automotive and manufacturing industries.

Their passion is to be the first to develop new technological solutions that change the shape of the markets they serve creating quality and efficiency for their customers.

The company also manufactures and distributes an extensive range of cleanroom consumable products worldwide. The company has an ambitious and clear growth vision and has built its first factory outside of the UK in India. 

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience and meet the criteria above please apply below

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