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Head of Operations
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ 75,000 - 85,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Birmingham
£75,000 - £85,000 + car allowance, bonus and benefits
Overview:
Are you a proven operational leader with experience delivering large, complex engineered products within a low-volume manufacturing environment?
This international manufacturing business with a full scale production operation in the West Midlands is seeking an ambitious Head of Operations to join the business. With accountability for driving operational excellence and improvements with a particular focus on production, this role is a great opportunity to take a senior lead in a business growing significantly and with a strong order book in place for 2026.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting directly into the MD, you will take full ownership of day-to-day operational performance, with accountability across Production, Operations, Planning, Maintenance, Quality & Compliance and Procurement & Supply Chain.
Driving continuous improvement and implementing scalable processes to maximimise efficiencies around production and broader operations within a specialist manufacturing business.
Implement and embed robust planning, scheduling and resource management processes.
Drive operational excellence and lean initiatives and ensure that projects are delivered on time, safely and to specifications.
Build strong supplier partnerships and optimise procurement performance.
Report performance and drive KPI accountability across operations
Key Skills:
Strong background in low-volume, complex manufacturing.
Proven track record of senior operational leadership.
Experience managing Production, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain functions.
Skilled in change management, process improvement and building high-performing teams.
Commercially minded, data-driven and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, project-led environment.
Collaborative communicator with strong organisational and problem-solving skillsProcessing Your Data
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