Operations Manager
Role Overview
Real Engineering is a precision welding, fabrication and engineering company serving food processing, machine tool and water treatment sectors.
The Operations Manager directs and controls factory departments to maximise output, meet customer deadlines and improve efficiency.
The role controls production against quantity, quality, unit cost and customer requirements, and leads the design department.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the role
Real Engineering is a precision welding, fabrication and engineering company serving food processing, machine tool and water treatment sectors.
The Operations Manager directs and controls factory departments to maximise output, meet customer deadlines and improve efficiency.
The role controls production against quantity, quality, unit cost and customer requirements, and leads the design department.
Planning and people
- Schedule and coordinate production to meet output, quality and delivery targets; review production, hours, delivery and safety daily.
- Develop short- and long-term factory plans to ensure resources meet business objectives.
- Lead factory staff and the Project Management team; ensure staff are motivated, trained, developed and working to required standards.
- Review supervisors' performance, conduct appraisals, set objectives and targets, and recommend performance and efficiency improvements.
- Foster effective working relationships and harmonious employee relations.
Equipment, design and safety
- Ensure machinery, plant, tools and safety control equipment are available and safely maintained; develop effective maintenance policies and procedures.
- Lead the design department, set priorities and ensure general arrangement drawings and technical documentation are accurate and timely.
- Coordinate design, project management and production so designs are practical to manufacture and meet customer requirements.
- Hold overall factory health and safety responsibility; maintain risk assessments, safe systems of work and the Fire Risk Assessment.
- Maintain SafeContractor accreditation, investigate accidents and near misses, complete corrective actions and promote a positive safety culture.
Commercial and quality
- Work with the Project Management team to obtain the best price for materials.
- Maintain good working relationships with customers and suppliers.
- Assist in negotiating contractor and supplier contracts to secure cost-effective factory services.
- Ensure adherence to the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
Essential requirements
- Proven experience managing a fabrication, welding or engineering production environment.
- Demonstrable people management experience, including appraisals and performance management.
- IOSH Managing Safely or an equivalent health and safety qualification.
- Sound working knowledge of health and safety legislation.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems.
Desirable requirements
- Experience leading or working closely with a design or engineering design team, including familiarity with AutoCAD or similar software.
- Experience in the food processing or machinery sector.
- A recognised management qualification.
- NEBOSH General Certificate.
Pay and benefits
- Pay is £42,500–£50,000 per year.
- Free parking and on-site parking are listed as benefits.
Work location
- The work location is in person.
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