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Operations Manager
Cheshire | £85,000 - £95,000 + Benefits
Our client is a well-established international manufacturer operating within a highly regulated process manufacturing environment.
With a strong foundation, an experienced workforce and a clear vision for the future, the business is entering an exciting phase of operational development.
As part of this journey, they are seeking an Operations Manager to play a pivotal leadership role in driving performance, developing capability and helping shape the future direction of the site's manufacturing operation.
This is a visible, hands-on leadership position offering genuine autonomy and influence. Reporting directly to senior site leadership, you will have responsibility for day-to-day production operations whilst helping to create a safer, more efficient and increasingly high-performing manufacturing environment.
The Opportunity
This role offers far more than operational oversight. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
- Lead and develop a multi-shift production operation.
- Build capability, engagement and accountability across operational teams.
- Drive improvements in operational discipline, productivity and performance.
- Support the implementation of modern systems, processes and ways of working.
- Influence the site's ongoing operational and cultural development.
- Partner closely with senior leadership to help shape future manufacturing strategy.
- Create lasting improvements that enhance safety, quality, efficiency and team performance.
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This is an opportunity for an ambitious operational leader who enjoys making a tangible difference and wants to leave a lasting positive impact on a manufacturing operation.
About You
You will be a visible and credible operational leader with a passion for developing people and improving performance.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Proven experience leading production or manufacturing operations within a COMAH-regulated environment, ideally at an upper-tier COMAH site.
- A strong understanding of the operational, cultural and regulatory nuances associated with COMAH manufacturing, including process safety, management of change, safe systems of work and regulatory compliance.
- Experience balancing production performance with the high standards of safety, governance and operational discipline required in major hazard environments.
- A background within speciality chemicals, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals or a similarly complex process manufacturing sector.
- Experience leading teams across multi-shift manufacturing operations.
- A track record of improving operational performance, accountability and consistency whilst maintaining a strong safety culture.
- The ability to engage effectively with colleagues at every level, from operators and supervisors through to senior leadership.
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Why Join?
This is a rare opportunity to join a successful business at a point where investment, improvement and long-term development are genuine priorities.
You will be given the autonomy to influence how production operates, the opportunity to develop people and systems, and the support to create meaningful improvements that will be felt across the site for years to come.
For an Operations Manager who enjoys being visible, leading from the front and taking ownership of operational performance within a complex COMAH manufacturing environment, this represents an opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact.
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