Operations Manager

An innovative print company is seeking a high calibre candidate to take on the hands-on role of Operations Manager. They are looking for someone with a can-do positive attitude, comfortable in working in a diverse environment, with demonstrable leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major projects/initiatives.

Applying strong technical knowledge, you will take full responsibility for the day to day manufacturing operation of the business, ensuring all production targets are met.

Working towards set Key Performance Indicators agreed with the MD, you will assist in not only your personal success, but that of your team and the company. These key KPIs will be broken down into manageable projects and shared with the leadership team and communicated to the wider team. You will liaise with both own staff and with other departmental leaders to ensure objectives are met and that progress updates are shared and understood. High levels of inter-departmental communication and cooperation skills are therefore imperative characteristics for this role.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for the recruitment, training and development of their team members, ensuring that they have the correct people, with the correct skills and attitudes to deliver high levels of productivity and customer satisfaction. Candidates must therefore have an aptitude for training and coaching team members.

Candidates must be used to going into a business, analysing existing automation and lean manufacturing processes and seek to improve them.

Our client has stressed the importance of finding candidates who are able to maintain personal effectiveness in all situations, and who has the ability to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Candidates from any sector of print or packaging will be considered.

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This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.