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Operations Manager

Norco Composites & GRP
Holton Heath
4 months ago
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Job Description

About Us:

NORCO Composites & GRP is a leading manufacturer of large composite structures and GRP mouldings. With six sites located in Holton Heath and Winfrith, NORCO provide a complete composites manufacturing service from design & engineering to parts manufacturing and final assembly. Our customers include top names such as BAE, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Sunseeker, and Siemens.


Our mission is to continue to grow our portfolio of clients with a focus on sectors such as Marine Defence, Aerospace, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. We strive to be at the forefront of the composites manufacturing industry, using the latest technologies and techniques to manufacture high-quality and sustainable products for our customers.


The Role:

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Operations Manager plays an integral role within the Senior Leadership Team and is responsible for managing production operations (Manufacturing, Supply chain, Sub-Contract, Quality & Planning) at one of our sites, along with contributing to the achievement of organisational objectives.


This role is responsible for implementing the correct processes and practices within their teams, to deliver the successful delivery of projects to required timescales & standards, improving process and productivity, whilst working with the client/customer to deliver their prog...

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