.Overview: Element has an opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team in Seville, Spain.
In this role, you will be reporting to the General Manager and perform a variety of leadership responsibilities within Element Seville location to ensure timely and accurate test results are delivered.Element Seville provides a comprehensive range of destructive and non-destructive materials testing services; engineering advisory services; product qualification testing (PQT); and vibration testing services for both metals and a wide variety of advanced materials.Responsibilities: Under the direction of the General Manager, is responsible for directing, coordinating, facilitating and monitoring the daily activities of the lab operations department managers and supervisors.Responsible for the location safety performance and awareness; spearheads and manages initiatives that drive a culture of safety first.Provides and sets direction within the lab to ensure that production goals and customer expectations are consistently met in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.Responsible and accountable to assigned direct reporting staff and to indirect departmental decisions to include hiring, performance management, and performance review decisions and execution, and approval of overtime.Work with assigned staff to ensure work schedules are maintained and balanced.Consult on various ways of testing requested by the client and provide alternatives and "up" selling with the various add on testing capabilities.Serves as key member of and contributor to, the lab's leadership team in the development and implementation of the continuous improvement.Production control to ensure the lab runs smoothly and efficiently.Ensures that safety and quality standards are being met and always maintained within the company's safety and QA programs.Maintain an environment of respect and dignity within the department covering employee interactions and problem solving while ensuring work rules are known and followed.Skills / Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, Masters, or Ph.D in an engineering or technical-related discipline.A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in operations and/or program management.Understanding of continuous improvement disciplines such as 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, etc.Working knowledge of laboratory safety and occupational risk prevention.Proven ability to support and train staff members for the department in order to meet customers' expectations on testing.Technical leadership is vital to the production and operation of assigned tests with advanced working knowledge to operate various testing equipment.Ability to communicate (written and oral) effectively with clients and colleagues with great attention to detail and timing of results.Proven ability to multi task and work under strict time lines