Head of Manufacturing

As the Head of Manufacturing within our Gas Turbine business, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across manufacturing operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality production of gas turbine products. Your day will involve working closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, and senior leadership teams to drive operational excellence, improve manufacturing performance, and support business growth.

You will lead manufacturing teams across a complex operational environment, balancing delivery, cost, quality, and safety objectives while driving continuous improvement and developing a high-performing manufacturing culture. This is a highly visible leadership role with direct impact on operational performance, customer satisfaction, and long-term business success.

• Lead and manage all manufacturing operations associated with gas turbine production, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery performance.

• Develop and implement manufacturing strategies that optimise operational efficiency, improve productivity, and support business objectives.

• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, and Quality teams to ensure seamless integration across manufacturing processes and operational activities.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on Lean Manufacturing, operational excellence, cost reduction, and productivity improvements.

• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality regulations while promoting a strong Zero Harm culture across manufacturing operations.

• Lead, develop, and inspire manufacturing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Manage manufacturing resources including labour, equipment, materials, and capacity planning to meet customer and business demands.

• Develop and monitor key manufacturing KPIs to drive performance improvements across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational efficiency.

• Drive initiatives to improve product quality, reliability, and process consistency while ensuring adherence to engineering and customer specifications.

• Support the implementation and optimisation of ERP systems, digital manufacturing tools, and operational reporting systems.

• Monitor industry trends, manufacturing technologies, and best practices to support future capability development and operational competitiveness.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline.

• Significant leadership experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally within gas turbines, power generation, heavy engineering, or a similarly complex industrial sector.

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, quality management systems, and Lean Manufacturing principles.

• Proven experience leading operational improvement and transformation initiatives within large-scale manufacturing environments.

• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations within industrial operations.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across all organisational levels.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a data-driven approach to operational decision making.

• Experience with ERP systems, manufacturing systems, and operational performance reporting tools.

• Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing teams within demanding operational environments.

• A proactive and strategic mindset with a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Our Gas Services division offers low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. We bring together gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and digital service solutions under one roof. Through modernization, digitalization, and innovative service offerings, we support customers worldwide in improving reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

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