Operations Manager

Job Description
Our client has established a Construction Contractor company providing full solutions on new build and refurbishment projects throughout Malta.  With a vast amount of knowledge in the local design and construction sector, our Client is now establishing themselves and requires an Operations Manager to grow the business.

Job Role: 
The chosen individual will be required to lead the organisation to ensure effective and timely delivery of projects. Reporting directly to the Senior Management Team, this is a strategic position within the company and would suit a motivated individual with experience of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders so to deliver financial results, value for customers, and operating efficiency of the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit, select, train, assign, schedule, and discipline employees.
• Communicate job expectations; plan, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
• Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems.
• Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyse variances; initiating corrective actions
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures; develop processes for receiving the product, equipment utilization, inventory management.
• Analyse process workflow, employee and space requirements, and equipment layout; implement changes.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations, and run a safe, injury/accident-free workplace.
• Meet or exceed operations labour budget expectations.
• Manage staff levels, wages, hours, contract labour to revenues.
• Responsible for all site managers and foremen, with review/approval responsibility for all operations employees.
• Responsible for all aspects of vehicle and equipment.
• Manage relationships with key operations subcontractors and suppliers.
• Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payment in a timely manner.
• Serve as the primary point of contact when there are customer issues.
• Communicate customer issues with the operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints.
• Work closely with the senior management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures, and systems and to follow through with implementation.

Applicants will:

• Possess a minimum of 5 years experience in operations management, preferably in the local construction market.
• Demonstrate extensive people management and motivational skill.
• Be self-motivated and dynamic with the ability to manage a busy workload.

*Our Client offers an excellent professional step for an ambitious construction professional.

Ably Resources Limited: 
At Ably Resources we provide the best available talent within various sectors on Malta.  Whether it's the placement of one individual or the mobilisation of a whole project team, we can guarantee you a professional and highly skilled response to your requirements. Our aim is to deliver the best possible solutions, so we will make sure we fully understand the nature of your work-scope, the key issues and the complexities. We will then strive to meet your needs as quickly, and as cost-effectively, as possible. We can provide staff at all levels, from skilled trades to any office support staff, middle and senior management and director level across many disciplines. We're based in Glasgow, with a satellite office in Malta but we have absolutely no geographical restrictions. Nor do we have any restrictions on our client-base, which currently ranges from small independent firms to global multi-nationals. We deliver complete recruitment solutions from advertising, sourcing, shortlisting, selection and full candidate back-up. In addition, we offer security and medical screening, credential verification and referencing. Through innovative web-based attraction and recruitment solutions combined with our extensive database and contact pool, we are confident in delivering a quality choice. Ably Resources ambitious aims are to deliver recruitment services to its clients wherever and whenever their requirement arise.