Operations Director

Our client within the Manufacturing field, would like to recruit an Operations Director to join their growing team.

Reporting to the Business Unit Director, the chosen candidate will:

Operations & Production Leadership

• Direct daily manufacturing operations, production scheduling, shop-floor capacity planning, and resource allocation to meet delivery schedules.
• Uphold stringent product quality standards, minimize scrap/downtime, and meet customer On-Time In-Full (OTIF) targets.
• Champion Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence to drive productivity and unit-cost efficiencies.
• Oversee preventive maintenance programmes, machinery reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

2. Financial Management & P&L Oversight

• Formulate and manage the annual operational and capital expenditure budgets (OPEX/CAPEX) in line with corporate guidelines.
• Monitor monthly operational expenditure, identify cost-saving initiatives, and optimize inventory holding and working capital.
• Conduct feasibility evaluations, financial appraisals, and business cases for technical investments and machinery acquisitions.
• Ensure disciplined financial control, variance analysis, and efficient resource deployment across all cost centres.

3. Workforce Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary site team of approximately 35 employees across production, maintenance, quality, and administration.
• Take full ownership of employee lifecycles, including recruitment, compensation reviews, disciplinary procedures, dismissals, and performance appraisals.
• Drive workforce planning, skill-gap analysis, technical cross-training, and supervisory succession planning.
• Foster an accountable, collaborative, and high-performance workplace culture rooted in mutual respect and productivity.

4. Capital Projects & Technical Modernization

• Spearhead site-wide technical modernization projects, machinery installations, and facility automation upgrades.
• Direct project scopes, vendor negotiations, engineering milestones, and Capex budgets from business-case approval through to commissioning.
• Ensure zero disruption to ongoing series production during site installations and structural line changes.

5. Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)

• Guarantee rigorous compliance with local occupational health, safety, and environmental statutory legislation.
• Supervise systematic workplace risk assessments, safety audits, hazard identification, and corrective action implementation.
• Drive an uncompromising "safety-first" culture across all production areas, machinery operations, and material handling workflows.

6. Strategic Governance & Corporate Reporting

• Define and execute local operational strategies that mirror the long-term vision and performance targets of the parent group.
• Provide accurate monthly operational and financial reporting packages directly to the Business Unit Director in Germany.
• Act as the legal representative and formal Company Director for the Maltese operating entity, ensuring adherence to statutory filing, corporate governance, and local regulatory requirements.