Engineering Operations Manager

Engineering Operations Manager /  Permanent Role / Stirling - Scotland / Salary £65,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Benefits / Excellent Career Development Opportunity / Hybrid Working

Engineering Operations Manager Benefits

• Salary - £65,000 - £70,000 Dependent On Exp
• Annual Bonus 10%
• 33 Days Holiday
• Hybrid Working 
• Pension
• Travel Expenses

Engineering Operations Manager Role

NC Associates are working exclusively with a long established PLC organisation who are looking to recruit a Lead Engineering Operations Manager. Working as an integral part of the UK & Ireland Region service team, the Engineering Operations Manager will provide strong leadership of the service teams in the region, being a role model for safety and delivering effective financial management for the region.

As a leader, this role requires strong commercial acumen, leadership skills with the ability to drive success through the team, and a customer-focused approach. This role is also responsible for ensuring that all service activities are completed within specified time-frames and quality standards.

Engineering Operations Manager Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for QHSE in your respective service area, implementing internal and external regulations as required to ensure QHSE compliance
• Displaying Role model behaviours and actively driving safety and safe working practices in your Service area
• Overall responsibility for the financial and commercial performance of your Service area (CSO) including budget planning and performance
• Effectively driving and reporting on KPI’s meeting all reporting requirements
• Overall responsibility for operational performance in the service area 
• Managing stock levels and inventory
• Providing leadership to the site teams and effectively delegating to team leads to ensure all work is carried out effectively, safely and to the required standard as well as reviewing and managing team performance
• Recruitment and development of all service employees within the service area including the identification of training and development needs to build and maintain a high-performing team
• Creating and implementing staffing plans for the area
• Analysing operational data to monitor team, individual's and wind farm performance and act as appropriate to share successes, address shortfalls and make improvements
• Ensuring that quality standards are always met and acting as a role model for quality
• Ensuring a smooth transfer from build phase team to the Service team
• Creating business plans for new service points in case of growth in the area, or needed for relocation due to business development
• Overseeing site safety auditing and reporting
• Ensuring management of site facilities
• Management of large operations (such as gearbox exchange) and improvement initiatives
• Managing customer operational topics and ensuring effective and collaborative communication
• Reviewing reporting from the site: Maintenance, HSE, timekeeping and making sure that reports will be submitted on time
• Checking employee's time tracking regularly to ensure compliance with Working Time Regulations and submit correct data for payroll purposes
• Working closely and in cooperation with local Project Management
• Working on other initiatives to improve efficiency and competitiveness

 Engineering Operations Manager Experience Required

• The successful candidate will have experience of working in a leadership role and will have completed an apprenticeship or have relevant experience in a Mechanical or Electrical engineering role.
• You will have a working knowledge in commercial or financial controls and be comfortable with managing financial performance, KPI’s and budgets. A qualification or relevant experience in business management would also be desirable.
• Experience of managing remote field-based teams is essential to this role alongside having the ability to deal with the full spectrum of people management.

Other essential skills and behaviour required for this role include:

• Strong Computer literacy with the able to use MS Office and workload management systems (SAP)
• Experience in dealing with complex businesses, preferably matrix organisations
• A strong customer focused approach
• Excellent decision making, planning and prioritisation skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Flexibility and adaptable
• A systematic working approach
• Strong team working, collaboration and delegating approach

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate is required to hold a full UK Driving Licence. There is also a requirement to travel on a regular basis which will require nights away from home.

What's on Offer?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a long established PLC organisation which offers a very attractive salary and benefits package.  Please get in touch for immediate consideration by contacting Wayne Caunce at NC Associates - 07879-626-501

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