Operations Leader (Ref: 893852)

We are looking for an Operations Leader to join our Workshop team based in Coventry.

The Team Leader’s role is to lead a cell team of between 1 and 25 individuals (including, but not limited to apprentices, technicians and Manufacturing Engineers etc). They 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• They will ensure compliance of all appropriate processes and act as a role model for the desirable behaviour.
• They are accountable for the cell team’s health and safety.
• They will manage the team’s absence and behaviours to ensure that they meet the expectations of the MTC. Where appropriate this will include performance management.
• They will inspire a culture of continuous improvement and strive to empower their team members to take action to resolve issues independently.
• They will be empowered to stop work and tasks, should the behaviour or process be inappropriate or unsafe.
• They 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.

Personal Specification

We are looking for a candidate who has:

• Significant and proven experience and technical expertise in a manufacturing discipline.
• 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.
• Understanding of Additive Manufacturing technologies with an expert focus and experience in Laser-Powder Bed Fusion preferred.
• Ability to guide individuals to problem solve low TRL technologies and apply manufacturing techniques resulting in a positive outcome or valuable learning.
• An appreciation of Additive Manufacturing and machine specific software, including Materialise Magics, EOS Print, Renishaw QuantAM.

The candidate will be required to :

• Be determined and resilient in applying quality ethos and standards throughout the Workshop.
• Influence in a positive way following the MTC “Right Way”.
• 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

All aspects of the role are to be carried out as an exemplar within the business in adhering to the MTC RIGHT way:

• Acting responsibly, putting MTC’s interests ahead of personal ambition
• Providing inspirational leadership to all who come in contact with you
• Delivering in the broadest sense a great working environment
• Leading with humility, honesty and integrity in all that you do
• Promoting teamwork, supporting through difficult times and collectively celebrating our successes

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death’.

It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.

In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the ‘workshop’.

Over the following 10+ years the MTC’s rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.

Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.

We now have over 800 talented employees working with us.

During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.

Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)

Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained, attainment of either a SC (Security Check), Disclosure Scotland Criminal Record Check or Foreign Police Check (whichever is applicable depending on duration of UK residency) and, as applicable, a medical assessment. Access to US technical data by employees requires prior Trade Control function approval. Clearance must be carried out against all applicable US export control authorisations.