Operations Manager

at  Universal Business Team

About Alloy Bearings: Alloy Bearings aspiration is to be market leader and the recognised go to specialists for hydrodynamic (whitemetal / babbitt) bearings across selected market sectors internationally.
Alloy Bearings is a rapidly growing, 4th generation family business, with a reputation for quality and dependability. We bring decades of specialist experience and knowledge to plain bearing issues. This includes condition and failure assessment, through to refurbishment, manufacture, replacement, and upgrade solutions. Our bearings support critical rotating machinery (such as large turbines and turbomachinery) for corporate and government clients all over the place.

• Strategic Execution: Responsible for delivering targeted revenue and gross profit from operations. As part of the management team, help develop our Value Creation Plan for the next 3 – 5 years. Implement strategic cadences of meetings and constantly review to ensure they are adding value and helping to execute our Value Creation Plan effectively.
• Effective Leadership: Ensure the right people are in the right seats and hold accountability. Develop and optimise effective workflow across the business with a focus on production output, planning and delivery, and productivity improvements. Maintain close connections with personnel to maximize performance with emotional intelligence and effective communication.
• Operational Excellence: Eliminate complexities and establish frameworks, systems, and processes that are repeatable, trainable, and scalable. Enhance operational efficiencies using lean principles to maintain tidy, very clean facilities and a safe, effective environment. Responsible for site wide operations, production leadership and staff, logistics, maintenance, upkeep, and approved capital improvement projects. Take ownership of health & safety, quality, and environmental obligations to ISO standards and de-risk critical areas of the business.
• Quality and Compliance: Uphold rigorous quality standards across all production stages, lead quality control initiatives, and ensure compliance with all relevant standards to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Safety and Innovation: Implement and maintain best practices for a safe working environment. Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the production team.