Operations Manager
Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Manufacturing Engineering
In short
Edwards seeks an Operations Manager in Eastbourne, UK to lead electronics manufacturing operations. The role focuses on achieving excellence in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people development, fostering a high-performance culture within a world-class manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop managers in Production, Test, Engineering, Planning, and Improvement.
- Ensure workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning.
- Deliver safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people goals, aligning resources with business needs.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, high-performance culture.
- Lead Vacuum Technique Production System deployment and embed Lean and continuous improvement.
- Ensure manufacturing and test support business goals, partnering with Engineering for new product introduction.
- Direct planning to support business and customer needs, aligning capacity, labour, and schedules with demand.
- Provide visible leadership in Health, Safety, and Environment, ensuring compliance.
- Contribute to Site Leadership Team and business strategy, developing operational objectives and improvement plans.
Requirements
- Significant senior management experience within a complex manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience developing and executing operational strategies across multiple manufacturing functions.
- Proven experience leading operational change, organisational transformation, cultural development and significant business performance improvement initiatives.
- Proven experience managing and developing managers across multiple operational disciplines.
- Proven track record of creating high-performing, engaged operational teams.
- Demonstrated success in improving safety, quality, delivery, cost and people performance.
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence and performance improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong commercial and financial awareness with experience managing operational budgets and delivering cost improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, engage and support others through complexity and change.
Desired Qualifications
- Occasional national and international travel required to support cross-site collaboration, leadership activities and business improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Culture of trust and accountability
- Lifelong learning and career growth
- Innovation powered by people
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits
- Health and well-being
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Company
Atlas Copco Group
Job Posted
6 days ago
Expires
in 6 days
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
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