Job Title: Head of Operations
Location: Devens, Massachusetts, USA
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/
About The Role
The Head of Operations at our Devens site is an integral part of the Leadership team. This position offers the opportunity to scale operations significantly. The state-of-the-art site is strategically positioned to support sales and customer growth in unique ways.
You will be responsible for the Manufacturing teams, Facilities, and Continuous Improvement, You will have both strategic and tactical responsibility for developing, implementing and delivering our Manufacturing strategies alongside our operational goals. Demonstrating outstanding people skills, you will lead, mentor, coach, inspire and empower our amazingly talented people to continuously learn, develop and achieve their full potential.
With an ambition to exceed customer expectations, you will promote a culture of continuous improvement and drive the implementation of Lean Business strategy and Value Streams
Key Responsibilities Include
- Lead and develop a team of operations leaders at the Devens site
- You will work closely with the Continuous Improvement Lead to direct and successfully implement a Lean Business strategy to achieve best in class practice.
- You will collaborate with relevant Value Stream Managers to measure product sales and optimise profitability through quality management and lean initiatives.
- Drive the growth and expansion of manufacturing operations.
- Ensure the site meets its sales and production targets.
- Foster strong relationships across the organisation to leverage peer support.
- Oversee the stabilisation and planning of additional start-up opportunities.
Skills/Experience
- Proven operational and strategic leadership experience in a similar role OR within a Manufacturing Manager level role, ready for the next step
- Experience in a highly regulated engineering/manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing complex manufacturing facilities and/or multi-site operations.
- Proven record of achieving LEAN, 6-Sigma and continuous improvement goals
- Technical Understanding of manufacturing processes
- Experience of Developing an Operational Excellence and customer focused culture
Join Our Team And Enjoy Exceptional Benefits
- Robust Retirement Plan: Benefit from a guaranteed 5% employer contribution to your 401K, plus an additional 3% employer match, empowering your financial security.
- Comprehensive and Supportive Parental Leave: Experience our inclusive, gender-neutral parental leave policy, offering 16 weeks at 100% pay. Upon your return, enjoy a gradual transition with a unique 80% work schedule while still receiving 100% of your pay for the first 6 months, ensuring a balanced reintegration into the workplace.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and attend to life's circumstances with generous vacation and well-being days, 11 observed holidays, 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
- Community Engagement Opportunities: Make a difference with 3 paid volunteer days each year, encouraging you to give back to the community and causes you care about.
- And Many More Benefits: Discover a wide range of additional perks and benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We invite you to explore all the ways we strive to create a fulfilling and rewarding work environment.
As a growing and ambitious organisation with a presence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offer you the working environment and support needed to be successful. We are committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
About Watson-Marlow
Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is a part of Spirax Group, (https://www.spiraxgroup.com/) a global engineering solutions provider with 10,300 employees and 130+ units. We provide fluid handling solutions for biotech and industrial markets. We help companies worldwide to improve their efficiency and sustainability. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) leads the niche market of peristaltic pumps and related fluid path technologies. We have ten brands that specialize in different areas, but together we offer our customers the best solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer needs. We are proud to belong to the FTSE 100 company Spirax Group plc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
