Director of Operations

RK108029
  • Negotiable
  • Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  • Full Time

Senior Operations Director

About Your New Employer

  • Innovative Growth: Join a company that has tripled its workforce in the last four years and invested over €20 million in state-of-the-art facilities and technology.
  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with proprietary additive manufacturing platforms and advanced orthopedic technologies.
  • Strategic Expansion: Be part of the largest investment in the company's history with the new 38,000 sq ft Advanced Centre of Orthopedic Technologies.

About Your New Job

  • Lead Manufacturing Operations: Oversee all manufacturing output, including CNC machining, additive manufacturing, finishing, and clean-and-pack. Ensure production targets and on-time delivery commitments are met.
  • Commission New Facility: Lead the commissioning of the new facility from shell to production, including equipment installation, process validation, staffing plans, and production transfer.
  • Drive Efficiency: Develop strategic plans to commission and operationalize the new facility, optimizing organizational efficiency and building the processes to meet business goals.

What Skills You Need

  • 5+ years in manufacturing operations leadership with direct accountability for output, team performance, and operational KPIs.
  • Proven experience in high-precision, tight-tolerance environments such as orthopedic implants, aerospace, medical devices, or equivalent regulated manufacturing.
  • Strategic Vision: A track record of scaling, commissioning equipment for facilities, and managing the complexity of rapid growth.

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive Salary: Salary will depend on experience 
  • Performance Bonus: linked to agreed operational KPIs.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Private healthcare, company pension contribution, and negotiable annual leave.

What’s Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or call Ross Keyes at 091749269. If the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch. We also have multiple Temp, FTC, and Contract jobs available.

Ross Keyes Principal Recruitment Consultant, Life Sciences & Engineering

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