Glennon Brothers
Operational Manager
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Job Description
Operations Manager
Glennon Brothers is a leading timber processor in the UK & Ireland with a strong growth story. As a leader in the Green Tech industry, Glennon Brothers is a growing, dynamic and innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans. One of its key business units to realising this growth potential is Alexander Timber Design (ATD). Our bespoke facility in Irvine in equipped with a manufacturing line that has state of the art technology to manufacture timber frame homes and engineer roof trusses for the house building sector. ATD is now expanding its management team to appoint an Operations Manager.
Job Description
The Operations Manager will be required to manage and co-ordinate the activities of manufacturing personnel to achieve production metrics including throughput, changeover times, minimising downtime and driving ongoing improvement, while optimizing the manufacturing process for increased productivity. Reporting to the Head of Timber Frame, this person will be required to ensure that all orders aremanufactured and despatched in a timely fashion and to ensure that all operational, administration, H & S and business controls are adhered to.The ideal candidates will have an in-depth knowledge of timber frame and or roof truss with a proven track record in good manufacturing practice and lean principles.
Responsibilities
To ensure the plant meets its customer quality, service and safety goals through effective management of the manufacturing unit;
To lead and manage assigned operations manufacturing and / or support functions at the site;
Manage, direct and lead project team(s) established to develop and implement strategic change within the plant;
Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring that all H & S requirements and procedures are adhered to, including the reporting and resolution of all incidents or accidents and the correct use of specified PPE;
Establish strong working relationships with all departments ensuring a cohesive approach to delivery of budgeted metrics and other key performance indicators;
Ensure that all procedures relating to any aspect of product manufacture are fully implemented and adhered to, in line with customer and regulatory expectations;
Ensure that the material delivery and returns are in line with good manufacturing practice standards; correctly labelled, wrapped, stored and transported;
Ensure that there are adequate resources available for each shift based on the production schedule and that appropriate control is exercised on overtime spend and other production costs;
Ensure continual compliance with the policies relating to personnel, quality, engineering and safety;
Ensure that all manufacturing personnel are appropriately trained to carry out their role in an optimal way;
Recommend / implement improvements to standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement in production and safety;
Ownership for product procurement and stock contract;
Ensure the site uptime is maximised through preventative maintenance programme.
Skills Profile
- Timber Frame and roof truss experience is an advantage.
- 5 Years experience operating at a similar level within a manufacturing facility.
- Ability to engage with a design team to ensure manufacturing is optimised and on time delivery achieved.
- Ability to engage and motivate production teams.
- Ability to work under pressure in a changing environment to support our customer.
- Ability to multi task.
- Good Numeracy & Literacy Skills.
- Customer Service Focused.
- Passionate about meeting both Customer and Company expectations.
- IT literate.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Location: Irvine, GB
Posted Date: 10/29/2024
Contact Information
Contact | Human Resources Glennon Brothers |
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