Operations Manager Thurnscoe

Are you a dynamic peoplefocused leader with a passion for engineering precision and operational excellence Were looking for an Operations Manager to take a pivotal role in shaping the success of our Thurnscoe this key position you will lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams ensuring that all Design and Manufacturing activities are delivered safely accurately efficiently and to the highest technical standard.

About the Role

This is a role for someone who thrives on bringing people and processes together. Youll champion personnel engagement and development uphold engineering accuracy and timeliness and orchestrate effective workflow management across the site. As the vital link between Design Manufacturing and Contracts youll ensure every engineered solution is feasible compliant buildable and delivered on time.

If youre driven by quality motivated by continuous improvement and excited by the opportunity to shape integrated operational performance wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Do

Deliver on Corporate Objectives

Support the delivery of engineering and manufacturing right first time service safety quality delivery cost and people objectives to budget.

Monitor performance KPIs identifying root causes of inaccuracies or delays and provide leadership to implement corrective action.

Support technical initiatives standardisation and design efficiency improvements.

Act at all times as an ambassador of Balmoral Tanks and uphold the core values of Accountability Integrity Motivation Respect Innovation and customer service.

Provide input to yearly budgets and maintain accurate reporting.

Resource Workload & Capability Management

Ensure teams are appropriately resourced trained and supported to meet customer demand.

Drive coordination between Design Production control Manufacturing and Contracts to avoid technical bottlenecks and improve efficiency.

Technical Governance

Develop design/drafting capabilities in line with product development and customer requirements.

Develop the Design for Manufacturing process to eradicate wastes.

Support adherence to engineering standards design guidelines drafting practices and accuracy checks.

Ensure timely completion of drawing approvals reviews and technical signoff.

Maintain processes that reduce rework errors RFIs and design related NCRs.

Systems & Data Accuracy

Ensure design data BOM accuracy routing timings and technical specifications are correctly maintained in the relevant systems.

Support system improvements including templates standards and bill of materials structures to increase accuracy and reduce lead time.

Quality Management

Ensure NCRs are investigated promptly with effective root cause corrective actions.

Lead or support technical root cause analysis for product design & manufacturing issues.

Health & Safety

Ensure activities and instructions consider safety at every stage (DfS).

Assist risk-based assessments where applicable.

Reinforce that safety is non-negotiable across design engineering and production interfaces.

Development of People

Support development of staff with formal professional development opportunities and career succession plans.

Use competency tools to monitor and uplift performance to best in class.

Identify high-potential talent for leadership development pathways.

Deliver annual objectives for all staff in line with the 5-year plan.

Promote Engineering & Product Understanding

Build strong product knowledge within engineering design and operations teams.

Support customer-specific technical requirements and bespoke product solutions.

Encourage a culture of engineering excellence and customer focused design.

Continuous Improvement

Ensure all processes deliver value and align with customer expectations.

Maintain and drive continuous improvement plans including standardisation of drawings templates and documentation.

Champion the Lean philosophy and introduce training packages for everyone within the Operations team.

Equipment Tools & Technical Resources

Ensure teams have appropriate software tools equipment and technical resources.

Maintain awareness of new technologies to ensure Balmoral remains at the forefront of innovation.

Forecasting & Reporting

Forecast and deliver an accurate rolling three month revenue forecast.

Report on capacity workloads bottlenecks equipment constraints and resourcing needs.

Create an Operating rhythm that delivers accurate and timely communication to all.

About You

• Mature and customer focused attitude (able to handle difficult discussions and customer complaints) is essential.

• A belief in the fact that customers are revenue & everything else is overhead is essential.

• Able to perform in an environment where accountability and ownership represent Core Valuesis essential.

• Excited by change and driven to be part of a successful team is desirable

• Willing to challenge colleagues whose behaviour is contradictory to all aspects of RATER andultimately thecore values of the business.

R Reliability(keeping Company promises dates prices workmanship)

A Authority(knowledgeexpertiseproviding comfort and security to customers)

T Tangibles(appearance of employees contractors vehicles equipment packaging behaviour)

E Empathy(understanding of customers needs and problems)

R Responsiveness(willingness to help the customer)

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in engineering or design within a manufacturing environment (essential).

• Experience leadingcross functionalteams to deliver engineered products on time (essential).

• Strong technical background with ability to support engineeringproblem solving(essential).

• Knowledge of fabricationweldingand engineered assemblies (desirable).

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to interpret technical drawings and engineering specifications.

• Strong knowledge ofconfiguration management and change control processes.

• Good understanding of profit & loss and cost drivers within engineered products.

• Skilled in MS Office; CAD or design system awareness beneficial.

• Excellent communication skills able to translate engineering detail tonon engineers.

• Lean/CI experience especially in engineering workflows.

• Strongdecision makingand organisational capability.

Qualifications

• Degree or Level 4 VQ in Engineering or a related discipline (highly desirable).

• IOSH Managing Safely

Why Join Us

At Balmoral Tanks youll be part of a business that values integrity innovation and accountability. We invest in our people develop future leaders and create an environment where continuous improvement isnt just encouragedits expected.

If you want to help shape the next phase of our growth and lead a committed forwardthinking manufacturing team we would love to hear from you.