Operations Manager

Overview

As Operations Manager you will lead electronics manufacturing to deliver quality products on time while upholding safety and cost targets. You will manage a multi-function leadership team and partner across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial to sustain a world-class production environment. You will drive Lean, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving to cut lead times and defects. This role offers visibility in site strategy, cross-site collaboration, and the opportunity to shape operational excellence at Eastbourne.

Pay / Benefits

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop managers across Production, Test, Engineering, Planning, and Improvement
• Ensure workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning; coach performance and accountability
• Deliver safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people goals; align resources with business needs
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture and build partnerships with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial
• Lead Vacuum Technique Production System deployment; embed Lean and continuous improvement; drive cost reduction initiatives
• Ensure manufacturing and test support for NPI and manufacturability; optimise processes, automation, and investment
• Direct planning to support demand; align capacity, labour, and schedules; contribute to S&OP
• Provide visible Health, Safety and Environment leadership; maintain ISO standards and safe work systems
• Contribute to Site Leadership Team; develop operational objectives and improvement plans with General Manager
• Represent Eastbourne in divisional/global forums and share best practices

Key requirements

• Significant senior management experience in a complex manufacturing environment
• Proven experience developing and executing operational strategies across multiple manufacturing functions
• Proven experience leading operational change, transformation and performance improvement
• Proven experience managing and developing managers across functions
• Proven track record of high-performing, engaged teams
• Demonstrated success in improving safety, quality, delivery, cost and people performance
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence and improvement methodologies
• Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
• Strong commercial and financial awareness with budgets and cost improvements
• Ability to influence and navigate complexity and change

• communication
• coaching
• stakeholder management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Operational Excellence
• S&OP

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