Operations Leader - Materials

• Lead a cell team of between 4 and 25 individuals
• Ensure that their facility operates to the appropriate processes and behaviours to ensure the delivery of performance for Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery against agreed targets
• Ensure compliance of all appropriate processes and act as a role model for the desirable behaviour
• Be accountable for the cell team's health and safety
• Manage the team's absence and behaviours to ensure that they meet the expectations of the MTC
• Where appropriate this will include performance management
• Inspire a culture of continuous improvement and strive to empower their team members to take action to resolve issues independently
• Be empowered to stop work and tasks, should the behaviour or process be inappropriate or unsafe
• Have overall day-to-day management of the Cell schedule and it's performance against commitments for schedule and cost whilst ensuring that quality and safety requirements are maintained
• Influence the strategic capability requirements for the future development of the cell's machines and people

• Proven experience and technical expertise in Metallurgy & Materials Technology or Netshape disciplines
• Experience in managing teams to achieve business objectives
• An understanding (and experience of implementing and executing) of Lean manufacturing principles within an operational cell
• Ability to translate customer requirements into a deployed capability installation
• Be determined and resilient in applying quality ethos and standards throughout the Workshop
• Influence in a positive way following the MTC Values
• Ability to influence without authority
• A high level of technical and quality process knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to practical problems
• Good oral communication skills and confidence in dealing with a range of people, including clients, contractors, designers, directors and plant operators
• Precise and concise written communication skills
• The ability to lead a team through ambiguous or challenging situations
• The ability to work under pressure

Project management skills such as stakeholder management, organisation, planning, requirement capture etc

• Competitive Salary
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working