Project Manager

About the Role

G&P Quality Management is seeking a high-calibre Operations Transformation Manager to lead a major volume ramp-up for a leading Automotive OEM. This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for ensuring operational, supply chain, and support functions are fully aligned, capable, and ready to meet increased demand. You will work across all departments to strengthen capacity, streamline processes, and drive organisational readiness.

Job Title: Operations Transformation Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the company-wide volume readiness programme, assessing performance, identifying bottlenecks, labour gaps, equipment needs, and process inefficiencies.
• Develop and implement the complete ramp-up plan, covering headcount modelling, shift pattern changes, supplier readiness, training, layout adjustments, and material flow improvements.
• Drive structured problem solving and issue resolution, escalating risks to delivery, quality, cost, and safety while maintaining stable ramp-up performance.
• Optimise production and operational performance, supporting line balancing, labour utilisation, takt alignment, and operational standards while monitoring supplier capability.
• Provide clear, data-driven leadership updates, maintain disciplined change management, and ensure cross-functional collaboration, accurate documentation, updated standard work, and effective communication.

Candidate Profile

• Experienced operations or manufacturing leader with a proven background in volume ramp-ups, operational scaling, and transformation programmes across fabrication, assembly, or industrial manufacturing environments.
• Strong end-to-end operational knowledge across production, maintenance, supply chain, quality, HR, and continuous improvement.
• Highly skilled in structured problem solving techniques, including 8D, A3, DMAIC, Five Whys, value stream mapping, and bottleneck analysis.
• Influential and collaborative communicator, able to align stakeholders, simplify complex issues, and maintain momentum across cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Excel, SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint), experienced in producing dashboards, trackers, and leadership reporting. Fabrication manufacturing or low-volume assembly experience is advantageous.

If this role sounds like it could be of interest, then please apply today for a confidential chat.

 

Established in 1994, G&P Quality Management is a world-leading provider of quality management services to the manufacturing industry, primarily in the automotive, aerospace and off-highway sectors. G&P operates as both an employment business and employment agency in providing and advertising opportunities for our clients.

G&P’s philosophy is to provide efficient and effective solutions to eliminate disruptions throughout the manufacturing process and supply chain to support the drive for zero defects reaching the end user.

 

G&P Quality Management is an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.