Operations Manager The Netherlands

Operations Manager The Netherlands

The organisation:

The client is a world leader in the development and supply of industrial machinery and equipment.

Location:

Eastern part of the Netherlands

Position description:

Direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, manufacturing engineering, materials, quality, warehouse, EHS, Lean, purchasing and other production related activities.

Effectively develop the location in accordance with the company strategy by managing resources, departments and quality. Aligning plant departments with corporate strategy to reach optimal results by keeping market/customer demand.

Prepare the organisation for ongoing change.

Key responsibilities:

• Direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, manufacturing engineering, materials, quality, warehouse, EHS, Lean, purchasing and other production related activities.
• Coordinate and lead plant activities through planning with departmental managers to insure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner and fully meeting customer requests.
• Implement and manage cost effective systems for control of process improvements, capital and operating expenditures, manpower levels, scheduling and shipping.
• Establish and monitor measurements for overall plant performance for quality, delivery and cost.
• Effective and efficient use of Lean Manufacturing and associated tools in all areas of the organization.
• Provide leadership and training on business tools to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. Fully support organizational programs.
• Communicate frequently and effectively to associates throughout the organization. Establish and maintain effective communication vehicles such as toolbox meetings, employee meetings, roundtables discussions, and one-on-one meetings.
• Fully support and implement Quality programs at the location(s).
• Develop innovative initiatives to enhance internal efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide advice, guidance and leads managers in their professional development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering
• Good financial understanding
• At least 5 years of manufacturing management experience in a machining environment (machining, assembly, planning and logistics)
• Previous background in Lean Manufacturing, Materials Management and Quality
• Experience in managing and driving manufacturing improvements and projects (lean philosophy)
• Customer focused attitude
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate on all levels within the organization
• Strong analytical skills, demonstrating sound judgement and decision making
• Drives result and takes initiatives to achieve goals
• Good relationship builder with ability to merge different groups of people, processes and tools
• Ability to make unpopular decisions that will better the organization

Salary conditions:

• €120.000 base salary (indicative)
• Bonus
• Company Car

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below. For more information, please contact Pearl Borst Pauwels-Chew at +31 (0)73 615 47 00 (office) or +31 (0)6 31 99 32 23 (mobile)