Our client, a production facility in North Dublin is looking for an Operations Director to join their senior leadership team.The ideal candidate is a highly proactive leader who will support the growth of the business and have full functional oversight. You will be responsible for leading the company's day-to-day business operations, managing the production teams, ensuring operational compliance is followed, and supporting strategic planning and ongoing process improvement. You will have experience in a heavily regulated production environment such as food or pharma.ResponsibilitiesMeasure the effectiveness of all production processes and ensure improvements are implemented when needed.Strategic planning of production department inline with client requirements and project acquisitions.Lead the production, EHS, Compliance & HR teams.Motivate, develop and support training of operations staff and department heads to achieve performance targets.Ensure all EHS, compliance & HR procedures are followed and implemented.Ensure ongoing improvement of EHS, compliance & HR processes and procedures.Reporting to the MD, the role works alongside the Finance & Commercial Directors to achieve company goals and milestones.Determine company's strategic growth as part of the executive team.Coordinate & ensure delivery of cross-functional initiatives and projects.Qualifications & Experience needed5-10 years experience as senior operations manager/director within a regulated production environment.Excellent people management experience that delivers results.Business Management or leadership qualification.Strong leadership, process improvement, interpersonal and communication skills.