• Medical Devices
• Basic Salary to £90,000
• Package - Car Allowance + Pension + Healthcare + Bonus
• South Wales – Cardiff, Newport, Bristol

If you want an easy life or just want to while away your twilight years, then this is not for you. This role is about change and growth. This organisation is a leading medical device business with world class manufacturing facilities. As the Site Manager, you’ll be fully responsible for all operational duties of a £30 million turnover manufacturing plant that employs over 130 across 3 shifts (24/5).

This role will require a strong, resilient leader to collaborate with all departments within the company, implementing and driving change. You’ll need to be an energetic person who can manage large teams and be an advocate for change, lean and continuous improvement.

What You Will Have:

• 5-10 years’ experience working within an operational leadership role in a busy manufacturing environment such as packaging, automotive, etc.
• Experience / Understanding of injection moulding manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and other continuous improvement/problem solving methodologies such as 8D, six sigma, 5S, Kaizen, value stream mapping, etc.
• A proven track record in change management and succession planning to highlight the future leaders within the company.
• Ability to manage budgets and have a strong financial acumen – full P&L responsibility.
• Health and safety regulations and legislation managing in a manufacturing environment.

What You Will Do:

• Manage the daily operations of a fast-paced, high-volume environment, including Manufacturing, Maintenance and Tool room.
• Drive, develop and implement KPI’s to measure and monitor performance and continues improvement.
• Create a culture within the business that will drive continuous improvement through empowerment, coaching and development of the team.
• Drive lean manufacturing and efficiencies through proven Six Sigma and lean ideology. This should result in lower cost per unit, better controlled inventory and waste reduction across the facility.
• Work collaboratively with other functions e.g., Category leads, RAQA and Procurement.
• Set strategies and goals for operational improvements.

Colleagues enjoy working in a growing, fast-paced, and challenging environment.  They embrace change as being constant, working together to ensure the continued success and growth of the business. You will be joining an organisation who focus on creating long-term value for customers and employees through a passionate dedication to excellence, driving a sustained competitive advantage. They achieve success by developing industry-leading technology, investing heavily, delivering results for customers, and creating career opportunities for colleagues.

If you are successful in getting the job, we guarantee that you are going to love it. Why? For every 100 people that we recruit, 96 are still with their company 12-months later, and 94 are still there 2-years later. That speaks for itself.

Please, contact the Mercury Hampton team on (phone number removed) for more details.