Location
Falkirk | United Kingdom
Job description
Operations Director
Location - Falkirk
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Operations Director for our leading Manufacturing Facility in Falkirk.
- Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
- In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
- We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
- We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke – what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
- We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
- We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
- Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
- Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.
What does that mean for you?
- Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
- A half day on a Friday. Yes, every Friday. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love; with the people you love.
- A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance.
- Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
- Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
- Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.
Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn !
Your dream role:
You will have a track record of operational and general management together with leading successful multi-functional teams to achieve business results through Quality, Cost and Delivery
Reporting directly to the UK Operations Director, you will lead and be responsible for the Manufacturing Operations of the core site and support Third Party Manufacturing Operations.
You will have direct responsibility for the core functions of: Production, Health & Safety and Supply Chain.
Engineering, Finance, Quality and HR management is also integral to the role but within a matrix model supported by these functions.
Delivering organisational performance, change and continuous improvement whilst working collaboratively across the business, ensuring the ADL Vision and Values shape the working environment under their span of control.
Key Tasks:
The role will lead on:
- Efficient resource utilisation
- Embedding and sustaining the ADL Team Values and Brand Values
- Inter-functional collaboration and interoperability
- Development, implementation and sustainment of Health and Safety standards, processes and results
- Cost, Quality and Delivery in line with business plans
- Financial, budgetary and cost control management for the facility and cost of sales
- Development of effective processes and review mechanisms to constantly challenge costs of production to drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain and enhance the business flexibility in all functions and levels.
- Continued cost reduction in hours of build and materials
- Ensuring production targets are achieved to the required customer quality standard in order to meet profit and working capital targets.
- Improving product reliability and customer service levels
- Enhancing the lean manufacturing principles to all areas of the business unit
- Developing a culture of continuous improvement and empowerment
- Performance against the business unit’s KPI’s
- Team development, motivation and retention
- Active involvement in creating a Quality culture through process and behavioural improvements.
What you will bring:
You will be an Operations Leader who is able to demonstrate success within an engineered product manufacturing business, who has Operations / Production as their cornerstone capability and has broadened their sphere of influence and accountability.
- Experience within operations management within a role of similar size and scope’ and ‘Proven senior managerial experience in a manufacturing environment’
- Degree qualified in a relevant manufacturing / engineering / business discipline.
- Proven track record in operational and / or site leadership of multi- functional teams
- Experience in systems and processes development and designing high performance organisational structures.
- A track record of bottom line engineered product delivery
- Evidence of hiring and developing high performance talent
- Financially astute with understanding of balance sheet, P&L, overhead management and operating cash flow
- Customer focused.
- Organisational and planning skills
- Proficient knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Techniques
- Ability to unite cross functional teams in the strive to achieve business goals and objectives.
- Experience of working in a heavily unionised environment
- Evidence of achievement in a demanding, fast paced organisation
Next steps:
If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!
*Recommend a Friend is applicable for this role.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to [email protected]
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