Colchester Salary - Circa £65k plus bonus and excellent benefits Monday - Friday Your new company: Based near Colchester, you will be joining a large manufacturing business with multiple manufacturing sites across Europe and the US specialising in the manufacture of alternative synthetic paper and film products.

Due to a gap in the team, the business is now seeking an experienced Manufacturing & Engineering Operations manager to join their senior leadership team. This hire will be responsible for the overall day-day manufacturing operations, whilst working with the engineering team to help improve safety, quality and running efficiency.Offering an industry-leading pension, a wide range of benefits plus a bonus, this is a great opportunity for someone to stamp their mark on an ever-growing business. Offering a great salary, annual bonus, and industry-leading benefits, this is a great time to join the business!

Key Responsibilities & Duties: Plan, lead and manage day-day manufacturing operations, meeting production, quality, engineering & safety targets. Collaborate with multiple areas of the business, including quality, supply chain, HSE and more to roadmap improvement plans aligned to business objectives. Create and monitor key performance indicators - working on continuous improvement methods. Manage and mentor manufacturing, engineering and supporting technical staff Work with finance teams to develop and manage department budgets working towards capital expenditure plans. Drive a continuous mindset culture throughout the business This is just a summary of duties, and other responsibilities will be required. Skills & Experience required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or similar industry Multiple years of experience in manufacturing and/or engineering management and operations role(s) Proven experience leading a production or engineering team with multiple direct reports Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills Ability to manage tasks and duties effectively. Lean Six Sigma certification would be highly desirable. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. TPBN1_UKTJ