Job Description
The Operations Manager is an integral part of the Monoworld Recycling Management Team, the incumbent will lead all Environmental, Safety, Quality & Manufacturing activities at the Rushden site and will a supporting role at the Sharnbrook site. S/he will create a strong culture of active leadership to deliver best in class Health, Safety and Environmental standards whilst creating and establishing positive employee relations.
The Operations Manager will lead the Manufacturing teams to deliver success in Key Performance Indicators across Environment, Safety, Quality and productivity.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & REPONSIBILITIES:
Environmental, Safety, Risk & Compliance
·To ensure 100% compliance to the company EMS and to ensure that the FPP is always adhered to.
·To ensure that all agencies have signed our contractual requirements and they are compliant with our H&S requirements ensuring all mandatory requirements for inductions and PPE are in place.
·To be an active member of all SHEQ activities on site and assist the Operations Management team in achieving best in class standards.
·To participate actively in the monthly SHEQ meetings.
·To assist in the completion of risk assessments and SOP’s and to ensure we provide the required level of fully recorded and audited training to all employees.
·To conduct regular safety and environmental inspections and record and action those inspections accordingly.
·To ensure that all members of your team conduct regular tool box talks and department inspections.
·To ensure housekeeping is of a world-class standard and the site is ‘visit and audit ready’ at all times.
·To ensure that all corrective actions are closed our promptly and robustly with a clear action tracker presented to the Operations Director weekly.
·To ensure that Monoworld remains fully compliant with all accreditations including but not limited to, ISO9001, ISO14001.
·To champion Health & Safety / Environmental Statutory and Company Rules & Regulations.
·To ensure that all products are processed to and dispatched to the required quality standards.
Operations
·To ensure that all purchased items for manufacturing are done so in a timely and cost effective manner
·To ensure that manufacturing KPI’s are met and achieved and opportunities to improve and investigated and implemented where identified.
·To work as a peer with Maintenance and Commercial management to ensure successful deployment of the staff and resources.
·To work closely with the Maintenance Manager to ensure that all plant and equipment is cleaned, maintained and serviced to a high standard and repaired in a timely manner.
·To identify with the Maintenance Manager the Root causes for downtime and to implement improvement plans to address areas of concern.
·To ensure that returned products are quarantined and investigated thoroughly.
·To ensure a solid line of communication exists between planning, finance and customer service so that any issues can be communicated early.
·To Plan staffing and resources and work loadings to ensure we achieve best efficiency & productivity
·To oversee the Operations management of all warehousing, goods in and dispatch on site.
·To report monthly on Operational performance through creating and managing KPI’s and to create action plans as required to ensure remedial actions are taken to remedy poor performance.
·To deploy lean initiatives and to sponsor kaizen events to improve shop-floor layout and to improve efficiencies.
·To ensure that planning of operations is completed to a high standard and that all planning is in line with goods in and dispatch requirements.
·To ensure that all goods in products are inspected and where appropriate actioned and stopped from entering the site if they fail to meet the required standards.
·To ensure finished stock levels are maintained as directed by the Operations Director.
·To drive improvements in efficiency both in the reporting of the data captured and the implementation of the identified improvements to delivery Operational Excellence.
·To ensure that all facility’s maintenance is completed to a high standard
·To perform any other duties as necessary, as instructed by the Operations Director to carry out the job function to the achievement of company objectives.
People & Culture
·To communicate and work effectively with all peer managers and departments
·To assist the Operations Director in driving a culture change and move towards an environment that embraces tools and techniques such as Lean, Six Sigma, 5S and RCA.
·To set and maintain very clear directional focus and priority’s for all direct reports setting clear KPI’s and personal objectives.
·Establish individual accountability using coaching and support and performance management process, including the ‘PIP and PDP’ process.
·To ensure that any performance issues are dealt with swiftly and professionally
·To create, conduct and record annual performance appraisals for your direct reports.
·To conduct monthly 1-2-1s with all direct reports to ensure support is provided
·To problem solve and attend to issues and resolve quickly, efficiently and professionally to minimize downtimes
EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND
Requirements of Role:
·IOSH qualified with the willingness to achieve NEBOSH.
·Extensive knowledge of EHS working practices.
·Relevant Environmental qualification achieved or willing to attain.
·Extensive manufacturing and operational experience.
·Confident and influential communicator at all levels.
·Experience of leading and managing operational staff/management.
·Ability to think strategically and execute tactically.
·Has potential to move to a larger role within 3-4 years
·Knowledge of modern quality practices, tools and techniques qualified or willing to attain.
·ILM Level 5 in Leadership or above is desired but not essential.
·Experience of working in a fast moving, environment critical business desired but not essential.
·Knowledge and experience of working in recycling sector desired but not essential.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Relocation assistance
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- RUSHDEN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
Experience:
- Operations management: 4 years (preferred)
Work Location: One location
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