Operations Director
Four Squared Recruitment Ltd
Operations Director - Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Location: Worcestershire
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Excellent package + comprehensive benefits
The Opportunity We are seeking an exceptional Operations Director to join a leading organisation within the heavy machinery manufacturing sector. This is a pivotal leadership role for a proven operational expert who thrives on driving performance, leading transformation, and delivering sustainable improvements across complex manufacturing environments.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Operations Director who has fully operated at board level and is equally comfortable immersed on the shop floor, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution.
The Role Reporting directly to the executive leadership team, you will hold end-to-end responsibility for operational performance across manufacturing, production, supply chain, and continuous improvement functions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and executing the strategic direction of operations to drive efficiency, productivity, and profitability
- Delivering operational turnaround initiatives, improving underperforming production environments and embedding best-practice processes
- Providing visible leadership across all levels - from shop floor teams to boardroom stakeholders
- Driving a culture of continuous improvement (Lean / Six Sigma principles)
- Managing and optimising manufacturing output, quality, safety, and cost control
- Developing high-performing teams and succession pipelines across operations
- Collaborating with senior leadership to support business growth, innovation, and long-term operational strategy
- Ensuring compliance with all industry regulations, quality standards, and health & safety requirements
You will bring:
- Proven experience operating as an Operations Director (or equivalent senior leadership role) within heavy machinery manufacturing
- Demonstrable success in turnaround and transformation of production operations
- A leadership style that is both strategic and hands-on, with the ability to work effectively from shop floor to boardroom
- Strong commercial acumen and operational insight
- Experience driving continuous improvement programmes (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar)
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- A results-driven mindset with the ability to deliver measurable improvements
- Excellent salary package (competitive and reflective of experience)
- Attractive bonus scheme
- Comprehensive benefits package (including pension, healthcare, etc.)
- Opportunity to play a key role in shaping operational strategy and performance
- A dynamic and supportive leadership environment
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