Head Of Operations in England

Location: England
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Norman Broadbent
Job Hours: Full-time

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Norman Broadbent PLC, a leader in executive search with an established industrials practice, is delighted to be partnering with a major industrial business in the North of England to appoint two Heads of Operations / Operations Directors. The business has some of the most complex industrial manufacturing facilities in the region, as well as a £multi-billion capital programme to execute over the coming years.

We are supporting the business as part of a strategic long-term succession plan that will set the tone for continuous improvement, transformational change (including people and cultural change as well as business, process and technology) and value for the organisation through a variety of innovative projects and programmes.

The successful candidates will lead, direct, and develop one of the business units in order to ensure safe and secure daily operations, meet agreed delivery targets, collaborate with the wider business to drive overall business performance, and maximise value for key stakeholders.


About Norman Broadbent


As a leading Professional Services firm, we offer five interrelated Talent Acquisition & Advisory Services to help Boards with the challenges they face. These are:

• Board & Leadership/Executive Search which helps provide the governance and independent due diligence required when appointing leaders
• Senior Interim Management which gives business an immediate solution to pressing short-term problems
• Research & Insight which provides market intelligence helping inform and de-risk decisions
• Leadership Consulting & Assessment services to help build business-critical fully functioning teams, identify development needs, and inform your hiring
• Recruitment Solutions to engage with the all-important, more diverse, next generation management talent.

Our 40-year history has made us a trusted corporate advisor. It has also given us insight into how businesses work, the variety of needs they have, and the challenges they face. Every business challenge is unique and the services we offer are tailored to the needs of each client, offering them a bespoke solution to complex challenges.

With a 95% success rate, we focus on delivery, excellence, and innovation leading us to eschew the traditional ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach often employed in our industry. Instead, we strive to understand our client’s needs and challenges first before crafting and delivering the optimum solution effectively.

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