Operations Manager

This is a superb opportunity for an operations professional, who is focused on improvements, to drive productivity, safety and engagement at this established manufacturing facility in Bury.

The Operations Manager will ensure that the production teams are able to manufacture product safely, to customer specification in the most cost-effective way.

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, the Operations Manager will: -

• Manage a team of five direct reports for Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Health & Safety, with a total team of 150 people.


• Ensure site conformance to company safety policy and HSE legislation.


• Develop operational strategy to deliver year on year cost and yield improvements.


• Ensure the plant consistently manufactures quality products.


• Maintain a high standards of employee relations and team working.


• Achieve targets as defined in annual budget projection.


• Ensure effective communication with customers, suppliers, and head office.

The successful candidate will: -

• Have gained their operations experience within a fast-moving manufacturing environment.


• Be safety focused.


• Be a hands-on manager who leads by example.


• Be an enthusiastic leader who can engage and drive a team.

On offer: -

• A salary to £70,000


• 10% Bonus


• Excellent progression potential


• 33 days holiday including bank holidays


• Excellent pension scheme


• Private health care


• 37.5 hour week


• Secure free car parking

Interested? To apply, please follow the apply now button to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

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