Operations Director

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - MANUFACTURING

Location: Mold (Flintshire)

Salary: £80,000-£90,000/annum (negotiable)

About Company

Our client is a leading UK-based manufacturer of firelighters, fire starters, and barbecue lighting products. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in North Wales, the company supplies customers worldwide through its own brands and private-label solutions.

About Position

As a result of their substantial growth, we currently recruit for the Operations Director who will oversee day-to-day operations, managing staff and resources, setting goals and budgets, evaluating performance, driving growth and profitability, and ensuring the overall success of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting strategic goals and making decisions for operational activities to drive the
• overall growth and profitability of the company.
• Supervising and managing staff from different departments to ensure seamless
• collaboration and coordination. 
• Evaluating the efficiency of existing business procedures and implementing
• improvements to optimise productivity.
• Managing the operations budgets to make informed decisions and enhance
• profitability.
• Data analysis and strategic planning to optimize processes, growth and efficiency
• Communicating policies and directives to managers and staff and fostering a culture
• of continuous improvement.
• Identifying ways to enhance customer service and satisfaction, ensuring a positive
• experience for clients.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering essential
• Extensive operations management experience +10yrs
• Significant industry experience in continual improvement methodologies and/or lean
• 6-sigma to improve processes
• In depth knowledge of diverse business functions and principles e.g., warehousing,
• logistics, finance, HR, customer service etc
• Analytical skills to evaluate data and performance/operation metrics
• Excellent inter-personal and negotiating skills
• Excellent organisational and leadership abilities
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent decision-making skills

How to Apply:

If you are a dedicated Operationd Director with a focus on health and safety, eager to contribute to the success of an award-winning business, we invite you to apply.

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