This role is to provide effective strategic leadership and direction to the production team to influence and maximise performance and meet the site business objectives.
A key role operating at a senior level with single-site responsibility; overseeing site operations; delivering across all areas of performance improvements and customer commitments. The role is also responsible for Engineering, Quality and SHE, driving profitability through best in class processes, ensuring all site activities are performed in safe and efficient manner whilst meeting budgetary requirements.
The Compounds Business has three manufacturing sites at Sins (Switzerland), Newton Aycliffe (UK) and Helsingborg (Sweden). The Sins has a long background in PVC compounding, back into 1954. It operates 24 hrs/day from Monday to satureday morning with exception of a 14 day shutdown in summer and 5-10 days over Christmas / New Year. The asset is a “stand alone” self-sufficient site operating more or less with full autonomy.
The site has a huge number of grades, in some periods of the year relatively limited product storage capacity and so end to end management of the production and site logistics operations is crucial to ensure that output is not impacted. The job holder will need to work closely on a day to day basis with the Supply Chain team to achieve this.
Although a non-COMAH asset the site is operated to the same standards as a COMAH site using the same systems and processes including compliance with the increasing number of manadatory INEOS requirements, many of which are intended to safeguard againt COMAH level risks. There are currently some gaps to some of the requirements and a key aspect of the role is to support the delivery of improvement in this area.
The site manufactures medical grade product and the job holder must ensure that the correct processes are followed to retain the required certification.
The job holder must have excellent influencing and coaching skills. The plant operations are carried out by the Shift Teams and so the job holder has no direct line management of these activities but, working alongside the operation Manager, must influence and coach the Shift Managers and Operators to achieve manufacturing excellence.
Strategy
Support the General Manager and senior leadership team in creating and implementing company vision, values and objectives linked to overall business plan.
Contribute to short and long term organisational planning and strategy in conjunction with the senior leadership team.
To deploy operational excellence models facilitating transformation. Identify ways the business can change/adapt to meet shifts in market/customer demand and create an agile operation across the site to ensure the business can respond quickly and efficiently.
Core Operations
Effectively and efficiently manage the production of the required weekly/monthly targets in line with customer specifications, meeting quality and delivery expectations, minimising costs where possible and ensure the required best working practices are maintained at all times.
Responsible for plant production, financial performance, meeting customer requirements and maintaining the productive operation of planned activities.
SHE
Overall responsibility for safety management on site and senior role in all aspects of incident control. A Visible ambassador for world-class safety and INEOS Safety programmes.
Support the SHE Manager to ensure on site legal, regulatory and company compliance and promoting safety culture in line with INEOS companywide culture and Safety programmes.
Quality
To support the Quality Manager in leading continuous improvement activities across Quality control and assurance. To include (but not limited to) Quality management systems, customer satisfaction, inefficiencies, product defects, waste, regulatory compliance & standards.
Engineering
Support the Engineering/Maintenance team to ensure delivery of engineering excellence, with safe and efficient output from Engineering functions, to support on site operations in delivering to customers.
People
Take a lead role in promoting a company culture that encourages and inspires high performance and engagement.
Execute a well-defined communication and engagement model, to ensure all teams understand the performance of the business and their contribution to the strategy and success of the business.
Lead, motivate and support a large team in a demanding environment. To include implementation of personal development plans for direct reports and throughout their teams.
Budget
Oversee budgeting, reporting, planning and auditing for operations function.
Input and hold responsibility for Operations budget. Prepare annual budget and forecasts and all CAPEX proposals. Responsible for achieving budget and forecast.
Project Delivery
Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on production and operations.
Manage site projects from planning to execution, throughout the full project lifecycle. Responsible for on time delivery of projects and project plan.
Level of education & Experience in general
University Degree in Operations, Engineering, Management or similar.
Higher degree in Operations Management/MBA (preferred)
Minimum 10 years’ experience as an operations/plant manager in a high volume, fast paced, customer focused manufacturing facility.
Proven skills in improving safety performance and effectively leading and managing people.
Technical skills
- In-depth manufacturing experience with technical skills & understanding.
- Understanding of Lean manufacturing and other manufacturing principles.
- Competent in problem-solving, able to demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Solid understanding of finance and budgeting principles.
- Project Management skills.
Behavioural skills
- Excellent Leadership skills with ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships and networks at all levels. Strong negotiating and influencing skills, enabling effective working with a variety of stakeholders.
- Strong communicator with ability to readily adapt communication style.
- Self-management – A self-starter who is motivated and able to positively motivate others. Embraces personal challenge and committed to own professional development.