Operations Lead

Operations Lead Caerphilly/Cardiff Manufacturing/Engineering Permanent Opportunity £60,000 + 10% bonus + 12% Pension The Role – Operations Lead

This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished Operations Leader with a strong track record of people leadership and development within a LEAN manufacturing environment.

As an Operations Leader, your main objective will be delivering operational management (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost) within your business area.

You’ll directly manage a team of Production leaders, who in turn manage a large team of Technicians and Operational support Operatives, so people management is a must!

You’ll be joining a flagship employer in the region with an outstanding culture and reputation in the manufacturing space and guiding the Operational excellence within your area.

• Manage a large operational area to reach targets in Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost.
• Ensure continuous business improvement according company benchmarks.
• Responsible for problem solving, waste elimination and productivity improvement.
• Adopting and utilising LEAN principles.
• Ability to hire and develop talent.
• Direct and Indirect people management including staffing and performance development.
• Utilising in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and/or technical experience to execute strategy.
• Find solutions to address more complicated manufacturing processes.
• Work across business functions and engage multiple stakeholders as required.
• Embrace business strategy, delivering meaningful communications to the team
• Deputising for Business Unit Leader when required.

• Experience in Manufacturing & Operational Management.
• Experience in continuous improvement using Lean principles.
• A natural role model to lead by example.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical mindset working with large data sets.
• Project management skills desirable

For more information on this role, please contact Lee Powell on or send a copy of your CV to

Candidates who are currently a Operations Manager, Operations Leader, Manufacturing Manager, Continuous Improvement Lead, Continuous Improvement Manager, People Leader, Operations Specialist or similar may be suitable.

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