Vacancies Operations Manager Felling Powder Coatings

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792 weve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color peoples lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon is trusted by customers around the globe. Were active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. Its what youd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company thats dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today while creating an even better tomorrow. Lets paint the future together.

Operations Manager Manufacturing

Powder Coatings

AkzoNobel Felling Gateshead

At AkzoNobel were committed toPaint the future.
For more than 200 years weve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help colour peoples lives and protect what matters most. Our trusted brands including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon are used by customers in more than 150 countries.

We believeeveryone can grow perform and contribute. If you have the experience and motivation to succeed in this role we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every requirement.

Your Role

As Powder Coatings Operations Manager you will have endtoend accountability for the Powders value stream at our Felling site. Youll lead Production Engineering and Quality creating a workplace where safety comes first people are engaged and developed and performance is delivered in line with customer and business expectations.

This is a highly influential leadership role where youll set direction empower teams and drive operational excellence whilst contributing directly to AkzoNobels sustainability and continuousimprovement ambitions.

What Youll Do

• Lead safely always rolemodel a proactive safety culture and ensure full compliance with HSE standards policies and legislation.
• Deliver operational performance across Safety Quality Delivery Cost and People aligned to site and business priorities.
• Translate customer demand into effective production execution protecting OTIF and service performance.
• Drive efficiency through optimisation of capacity labour assets and processes.
• Lead engineering and assetcare strategy to maximise reliability and OEE.
• Ensure robust quality standards encouraging a Right First Time mindset.
• Develop and inspire people building capability accountability and engagement across the operations team.
• Own and manage operational budgets balancing delivery performance with cost control.
• Champion Lean thinking structured problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Support digitalisation and futurefit operational ways of working.

What You Bring

Essential

• Strong manufacturing operations leadership experience.
• Proven capability leading multidisciplinary teams (Production Engineering Quality).
• Deep understanding of health safety and compliance in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing operational cost and budget performance.
• Track record of driving continuous improvement and change.

Desirable

• Experience within powder coatings or chemical manufacturing.
• Lean / Six Sigma qualifications.
• Degree in Engineering Manufacturing or a related discipline.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• You lead with care courage and accountability.
• You engage people through clear direction trust and empowerment.
• You balance shortterm delivery with longterm sustainable performance.
• Youre curious improvementfocused and datadriven.
• You value collaboration inclusion and shared success.

What We Offer You

At AkzoNobel youll find a workplace where you can grow perform and belong. We offer:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)
• Company pension life assurance and income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Product and staff discounts
• Flexible benefits including Gymflex dental cover and retail discounts
• Opportunities to learn develop and progress within a global organisation

At AkzoNobel were shaping a more sustainable future together.
If youre ready to lead with purpose and make an impact apply today.

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when our organization all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or disability.

Requisition ID:53233