Operations Manager

• Lead the production organisation in a 24/7 environment with direct accountability for the safety and occupational health of all department employees.
• Act as second-in-command to the General Manager for operational matters providing visible leadership clear decision-making and effective site coordination; deputise when required.
• Own Utilisation performance and the associated operating routines measures and improvement plans ensuring available capacity is converted safely and reliably to technically compliant product.
• Translate demand and capacity requirements into robust production plans schedules and resource priorities; maintain disciplined execution recovery and escalation routines.
• Lead motivate and develop a production team of ca. 40 people including the Production Manager and front-line leaders; set clear objectives build capability and hold the organisation to account.
• Work in close partnership with the Engineering & Maintenance Manager who owns Availability and the Process Engineering Manager who owns Yield to improve overall equipment effectiveness and remove systemic constraints.
• Be a key member of the site leadership team contributing to site HSE performance strategy implementation investment planning operational excellence organisational effectiveness and long-term capability development.
• Hold responsibility for production volumes labour and operational cost planning adherence quality and delivery KPIs and delivery of the department budget.
• Establish clear performance-management routines and use data to identify losses prioritise actions and drive sustained continuous improvement using Business Excellence principles and tools.
• Build effective interfaces with Supply Chain Maintenance Engineering Quality R&D external suppliers and other CVD sites so that ORTEC provides in-spec material in line with agreed customer and downstream-site requirements.
• Lead recruitment succession planning performance management coaching and development across the operational team creating an inclusive accountable and high-performing culture.
• Take ownership of complex production issues and cross-functional improvement initiatives balancing immediate operational recovery with lasting improvements to systems standards and performance.

Qualifications :

• At least 10 years experience in operations / manufacturing leadership roles within a complex production environment including substantial responsibility for 24/7 operations & teams of more than 30 people.
• A degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical or operational discipline.
• A strong track record of delivering results across safety quality delivery cost people and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to make clear decisions under pressure and leading through ambiguity and change.
• Strong production-planning capacity-management and performance-management capability supported by good financial judgement.
• Strong technical aptitude and an ability to work effectively across production maintenance engineering supply chain and quality functions.
• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder-management skills with a collaborative style and the confidence to hold others to account.
• Project-management capability competence in MS Office and manufacturing systems and willingness to travel occasionally.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time