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We are looking for a credible, hands-on operations leader to lead manufacturing, logistics and warehouse operations at our Llantrisant site. This is a high-impact leadership role with broad scope across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance. You will play a key role in strengthening operational excellence, developing team capability, supporting site growth, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance within a life sciences manufacturing environment. You will be responsible for: Leadership & Team Development • Provide visible, effective leadership across manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, building strong collaboration with quality, engineering, planning and supply chain teams. • Coach, develop and empower teams through clear expectations, strong performance management, and the practical application of lean and structured problem-solving tools. • Create and embed a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and engagement that supports both performance and employee development. • Lead daily management routines, performance reviews and Gemba-based leadership practices to drive visibility, ownership and rapid issue resolution. • Contribute as a key member of the site leadership team, helping shape and deliver strategic objectives, capacity plans and sustainable site growth. • Partner with R&D and engineering to ensure robust operational readiness for new product introductions, transfers and scale-up activities. Operational Excellence • Lead initiatives that improve productivity, reduce waste and optimise end-to-end operational performance. • Drive disciplined root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions to resolve operational, quality and service issues. • Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, quality and regulatory requirements, including relevant ISO standards and site procedures. • Ensure reliable execution of production plans and inventory strategies to meet customer demand and business priorities. • Champion lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies to strengthen process capability and resilience. • Improve customer outcomes through targeted quality and cost improvement initiatives, including reduction of cost of poor quality and warranty exposure. Performance & Business Delivery • Own and improve performance across safety, people, quality, delivery and cost metrics, using data to prioritise actions and drive results. • Identify, prioritise and deliver improvement projects that support site, functional and corporate business objectives. • Communicate performance, risks and improvement plans clearly to site and corporate leadership stakeholders. • Apply strong project and change management capability to deliver complex priorities at pace and with discipline. • Strengthen inventory accuracy, service performance and cost effectiveness across logistics and warehousing operations. You will bring • Significant leadership experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally in life sciences, diagnostics, medical devices or another highly regulated industry. • A degree in engineering, operations management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience. • Proven success using lean, Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodologies to deliver measurable operational results. • A collaborative approach with the ability to influence effectively across cross-functional teams and multiple organisational levels. • Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to lead through change and inspire high performance. • Experience of ERP systems, preferably SAP, together with confidence using operational data to inform decisions and track performance. • Strong engagement and change leadership skills, with the ability to build trust, momentum and accountability across teams. • Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally as required. • A resilient, adaptable and pragmatic leadership style, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.