Operations Director in Blackburn

Are you ready to take on a role where your decisions shape the future of a growing production business? You’ll lead the charge across multiple sites (3), driving performance, educating and embedding lean and 5S methodologies, and maintaining a culture where people and values come first.

BASIC SALARY: £70,000 – £80,000

BENEFITS:

• Discretionary bonus (annual)
• 4 – 10% matched pension
• 30 days holidays
• Healthcare including family
• Death in service x 4

LOCATION: Lancashire, North West

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Blackburn, Clitheroe, Rochdale, Bolton, Halifax, Preston, Wigan, Bradford, Skipton

In this newly created role you’ll:

• Set the pace – aligning operations across sites to meet ambitious growth plans.
• Lead change – streamlining processes, improving efficiency, and embedding sustainable practices into every corner of our production.
• Empower people – building strong, values-led teams that thrive in a culture of accountability, respect, and collaboration.

Following a restructure and retirement, you’ll be key in mitigating the risk and transfer from old to new, taking the best of legacy and trusted proven processes mixing with new thoughts and technologies/methodologies. You’ll need to take people on a journey, be inspiring and patient, your team is a mixture of high potential and established skills, getting the blend right is critical to yours and our success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working closely with the SLT (Managing Director / Finance Director / Commercial Director) creating appropriate commercially driven, operationally focused strategies in line with business needs.
• Own the operations with direct responsibilities for Manufacturing, Maintenance, Logistics, Safety and Continuous Improvement (3 direct and 45 indirect reports).
• Instil an ‘accountability’ first value across the teams, empowering others to take ownership and make decisions.
• Take a close look at current processes and methodologies, building on foundations and looking for key improvements.
• Assessing key areas to monitor and introduce new KPI’s ensuring both compliance and quality MI to compare data.

You’ll be joining at a pivotal moment, growth is happening fast, and you’ll have the freedom to shape how we scale. To be successful in your application you will be able to demonstrate a:

• Strong track record of achievement in building successful teams (succession planning and people development)
• Background from a manufacturing or production environment – ideally a FMCG related product
• Degree qualified and possess Six Sigma / Lean qualifications (with a clear demonstration of their application).
• Examples of structure and processes you’ve implemented, resulting in positive commercial outcomes.
• Responsibility for CAPEX and OPEX budget.

We are a multi-site business which has gone from strength to strength. Our customers include major household names from iconic grocery institutions to the largest online platforms. That said, we are c100 focussed staff who consistently deliver to our clients’ high expectations.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.