Operations Manager

7 days ago


Manawatu District ManawatuWanganui, New Zealand PeopleHQ Full time

**Opportunity to lead a well-established engineering company**:

- ** A chance to manage and drive the engineering and fabrication production team**:

- **Busy hands-on role offering a variety of large and smaller projects**

Our client is a leading specialist in providing engineering and fabrication services to the electricity industry both nationally and internationally. The company was founded in 1875 and is renowned for its exceptional quality, customer focus and service. The company employs a dedicated team, with a head office and branches in the Manawatu, Christchurch and Taupo.

Our client is currently seeking the services of an experienced, dynamic and people centred Operations Manager to lead their Manawatu Production Team. This is a busy full-time role, offering reward in the ability to see through the multitude of small and large-scale projects under production.

The focus of this role is to ensure professional and consistent co-ordination of a full range of engineering and fabrication services from the large and well-equipped modern facilities.

**Key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Day to day operations management of the main site
- Providing leadership, guidance and management of workshop jobs and external contract work
- Negotiation of contracts with sub-contractors and suppliers
- Management of expenses, ensuring company remains on track to achieve financial targets
- Team leadership, running toolbox meetings and promoting an inclusive culture of high productivity
- Recruitment, selection, training, and onboarding of new team members
- Completion of performance reviews and HR disciplinary processes
- Management of key customer relations
- Preparation of 2D and 3D drawings using CAD software to meet customer specifications, making alterations as required
- Completion of customer estimates within specifications provided
- Assisting with tendering processes
- Production scheduling and quality control
- Asset management, ensure workshop and site maintenance is scheduled and completed
- Health and safety compliance
- Supporting the company’s ongoing certification to ISO 9001 Quality Management Standard
- Promote and enforce a safe and healthy work environment for the team, contractors, and visitors

**To be successful in this role you will possess the following skills and attributes**:

- At least 10 years work experience in the heavy steel fabrication or related industry
- Production floor experience, including team management and scheduling
- Experience leading, managing and driving a business, this is a hands-on role
- A heavy fabrication or related engineering trade is desirable
- Able to read and interpret drawings
- Experience with Autocad or Solid Works is desired, not essential, however the ability to pick it up quickly is necessary
- Excellent customer service skills, the ability to maintain and build relationships
- An eye for detail and a keen desire to solve problems, from logistics to technical solutions
- Extensive knowledge and commitment to health and safety requirements
- A relatable nature, the ability to communicate well at all levels
- Organised, professional and well presented
- A quality focus
- Honest and reliable with an admirable work ethic

**The fine print**
Only applicants who hold New Zealand residency or a valid work visa will be considered for the role.

Applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment checking such as
- Criminal Convictions Reporting with the Ministry of Justice
- Drug and Alcohol Testing

**RECRUITMENT INFORMATION**

Applications will be reviewed as received.



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