Area Manager

Overview

As Area Manager, you will lead a manufacturing area, ensuring safe, high-quality and on-time production. You will manage a 16–20 person team, focusing on productivity, delivery performance, cost control and continuous improvement. You’ll collaborate with the Operations Director to plan production, drive improvements and uphold a strong safety culture. You’ll shape operations by building engaged teams, making sound decisions, and meeting customer commitments in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day performance of the allocated manufacturing area and its people
• Plan and coordinate production activities to meet customer delivery commitments
• Promote health, safety and environmental culture across operations
• Develop, coach and support team members to improve capability
• Drive productivity, efficiency and Lean initiatives while reducing waste and non-value-added activities
• Manage factory costs, overtime and efficient use of labour and equipment
• Ensure compliance with the NOV Business Management System (BMS), quality standards and procedures
• Monitor manufacturing performance, quality and delivery metrics; implement corrective actions
• Investigate safety, quality and environmental incidents and carry out effective corrective actions
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and factory organisation
• Collaborate with production planning and other departments to achieve objectives
• Build positive customer relationships by ensuring on-time delivery to required quality

Key requirements

• Proven experience leading and developing teams with direct people management responsibility
• Ability to organise work, delegate responsibilities and drive team performance
• Experience managing operational priorities and delivering against customer deadlines
• Strong commitment to health, safety and quality in an operational environment
• Ability to coach, motivate and manage performance while fostering a positive team culture
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills

• coaching and development mindset
• effective communication
• problem-solving
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement principles
• interpreting engineering or ISO drawings
• health and safety training (IOSH or equivalent)

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