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General Manager of Operations & Growth Coversure BYB Group Lead. Inspire. Build. \n At Coversure BYB Group, we believe exceptional businesses are built by exceptional people. \n Over the past three years we've proudly been recognised as Yorkshire Insurance Broker of the Year, but we're not interested in standing still. We're entering an exciting new chapter, with ambitious plans for growth, investment in our people and continued expansion. \n To help us achieve that vision, we're looking for an exceptional Head of Operations & Growth. \n This is not a traditional management role. \n It's an opportunity to become one of the key leaders within our business, working alongside the Directors to shape our future, develop our people and create an environment where both our clients and our team can thrive. \n If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence strategy, lead high-performing teams and leave a lasting legacy, we'd love to hear from you. \n \n About the Role \n Reporting directly to the Directors, you'll take ownership of the operational performance of the business, ensuring our people, processes and service standards continue to evolve as we grow. \n You'll be empowered to challenge existing ways of working, implement improvements, develop future leaders and drive a culture built around accountability, collaboration and exceptional client outcomes. \n This is a highly visible leadership position where your decisions will directly influence the future direction and success of the business. \n \n What You'll Be Responsible ForLeadership \n\n • Inspire, coach and develop a high-performing team across multiple locations.\n, • Create a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.\n, • Mentor future leaders and support succession planning.\n, • Foster an environment where people feel valued, supported and challenged to achieve their best.\n\n Operations \n\n • Lead the day-to-day operational performance of the business.\n, • Improve processes, systems and efficiencies to support continued growth.\n, • Ensure consistently high standards of client service across all departments.\n, • Monitor performance against business objectives, identifying opportunities for improvement.\n\n Growth \n\n • Work alongside the Directors to deliver the company's strategic growth plans.\n, • Support the recruitment, development and retention of exceptional people.\n, • Identify operational opportunities that improve profitability, scalability and client experience.\n, • Help shape the future structure of the business as we continue to expand.\n\n Commercial Performance \n\n • Understand the drivers of business performance and contribute towards achieving ambitious growth objectives.\n, • Use data and management information to support informed decision-making.\n, • Encourage a culture where commercial awareness and exceptional customer outcomes work hand in hand.\n\n About You \n You'll be an experienced leader who enjoys bringing out the very best in people. \n You're commercially minded, naturally collaborative and someone who enjoys finding better ways of doing things. \n You'll also bring: \n\n • Proven experience leading and developing successful teams.\n, • Strong operational and organisational skills.\n, • Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.\n, • The confidence to make decisions and take ownership.\n, • A passion for continuous improvement.\n, • High levels of integrity, professionalism and emotional intelligence.\n, • A positive, proactive and solutions-focused mindset.\n\n Experience within commercial insurance or financial services would be advantageous, but we're equally interested in exceptional leaders from other professional service environments who can demonstrate transferable leadership, operational and commercial skills. \n \n Why Join Coversure BYB Group? \n Joining Coversure BYB Group means becoming part of an ambitious, independent business where your contribution will genuinely matter. \n We offer: \n\n • A senior leadership role with real influence.\n, • Direct access to the Directors and involvement in strategic decision-making.\n, • The opportunity to shape the future of an award-winning business.\n, • A collaborative, supportive and forward-thinking culture.\n, • Investment in your personal and professional development.\n, • The opportunity to build and develop your own team as the business grows.\n, • A competitive salary and performance-related rewards.\n\n Our Values \n We're looking for someone who shares our belief that success is built on: \n\n • Doing the right thing, every time.\n, • Putting clients first.\n, • Supporting and developing our people.\n, • Embracing innovation and continuous improvement.\n, • Working together to achieve exceptional results.\n\n Ready to Help Shape Our Future? \n If you're looking for more than just your next role—if you're looking for the opportunity to influence, inspire and build something truly special—we'd love to hear from you. \n Join us and help shape the next chapter of Coversure BYB Group.

About the roleWe are seeking an experienced and commercially aware Cluster Technical Manager to build and lead a newly established Cluster Technical function within our Design & Innovation (D&I) team.This is a rare opportunity to shape a function from the ground up - defining how it operates, how it engages with customers, and how it delivers value across nine manufacturing sites.Reporting to the Retail D&I Manager, you will lead a team of four Cluster Technical Specialists providing customer-facing technical expertise, complaint prevention, technical intelligence, and continuous improvement support. Each Specialist is aligned to specific sites and works on a hybrid basis, so you will be leading a geographically dispersed team - connecting the cluster picture, driving consistency, and ensuring the function's preventative purpose is protected.This is a strategic leadership role combining technical excellence, customer engagement, data-driven decision-making, and people leadership. You will shape and deploy the cluster technical strategy while ensuring a proactive approach to technical risk, customer performance, and operational consistency.You will act as the key technical escalation point for significant, recurring, or cross-site issues, whilst maintaining clear ownership boundaries whereby site quality issues remain the responsibility of local Quality and Production teams.ResponsibilitiesTechnical Strategy & GovernanceDefine and deploy the cluster technical strategy, aligned to D&I, Quality and Packaging Division priorities.Own customer technical governance, establishing structured technical reviews with key customers that complement rather than duplicate existing Innovation and Quality processes.Own the escalation matrix and decision-rights framework, acting as escalation point for significant, recurring or cross-site technical issues.Own the function's KPI framework, monthly performance reviews and cluster-level trend reporting to D&I, Operations and Sales leadership.Leadership & Team DevelopmentLead, coach and develop four Cluster Technical Specialists across a geographically dispersed cluster; own resource planning, site and customer allocation, and workload balancing.Protect the team's proactive purpose - managing the balance of preventative versus reactive work so prevention is not crowded out by firefighting.Embed consistent structured problem-solving standards (8D, RCA) and build technical capability, succession and development plans.Customer & Stakeholder ManagementBuild strong relationships with customers, Cluster Director and MDs, Site General Managers, Site Quality Managers, Innovation and Sales leadership.Ensure clean, documented handoffs between the Technical team and site Quality and Production, with ownership boundaries respected and issue status visible to all parties.Own cluster-level technical relationships with external suppliers including forme makers, print plate and tooling suppliers.Champion the function internally so Sales, Innovation and site teams understand how and when to engage it.Insight, Improvement & ConsistencyAggregate cross-site and cross-customer trend analysis, converting recurring themes into structured prevention and improvement programmes.Ensure the team's involvement in the internal and customer trials programme is planned and prioritised, providing technical insight and data to support it; ownership of trial execution and product conformance remains with site Production and Quality teams. Ensure learnings are captured and deployed across sites.Drive the standardisation and product simplification agenda across the cluster, reducing unnecessary complexity.Ensure structured technical feedback loops into Design, Innovation and Quality strategy.SustainabilityChampion circular design principles and sustainable packaging solutions.Promote a right-first-time culture that reduces waste, rework and manufacturing inefficiency.About youEssentialExtensive experience (typically 8+ years) in corrugated or packaging manufacturing across production, quality, technical or design disciplines.Deep understanding of corrugated manufacturing processes, covering both corrugator and conversion.Proven leadership experience, ideally including geographically dispersed or field-based teams.Track record of delivering measurable performance improvement in customer-facing technical, quality or continuous improvement roles.Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior level in a matrix organisation.Experience using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn technical data into insight that drives decisions.Ability to manage multiple priorities across sites, customers and functions.DesirableDegree in Packaging Technology, Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing, Chemistry or a related discipline - or equivalent vocational experience.Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement qualification.Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and BRCGS Packaging Materials and their application in a packaging environment.Experience in Technical, Quality, Design or Innovation roles within packaging.Understanding of print, tooling and packaging production technologies.Experience supporting product development, trials and material implementation.Familiarity with ERP, QMS and CRM systems.Knowledge of sustainability and circular economy principles.Location and travelLocation: Field-based, managing a team covering the cluster's nine UK sites - Devizes, Fordham, Louth, Belper, Featherstone, Burscough, Neath, Lockerbie and Livingston - and key customer locations. Travel is expected to be approximately 40-50% of your time, including overnight stays, with home-based working in between. You will hold a close working relationship with one cluster site, agreed on appointment.Hours: Monday to Friday, full time.Full UK driving licence require d. Given the geographic spread of the cluster, a central location would be advantageous, though we welcome applications from candidates across the UK who are comfortable with regular national travel.Our valuesWe are looking for someone who can demonstrate how our corporate values are applied in the workplace: Caring, Challenging, Trusted, Responsive and Tenacious.BenefitsCompetitive salaryPension scheme, life assurance and income protectionEmployee Assistance Programme25 days' holiday plus bank holidaysCycle to work schemeEmployee discountsAbout usWe are DS Smith. Together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us.Fair recruitment at DS SmithTo fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.Our people come from diverse backgrounds and bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.#LI-CETPBN1_UKTJ

Engineering Manager Location: Wakefield Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + a well rounded benefits package KO2 Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a well-established manufacturing business based in Wakefield in their search for an experienced Engineering Manager to join their senior team. The Role This is a hands-on leadership role at the heart of the business, responsible for leading, managing, and developing the Engineering function to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality engineering solutions that support their client's product development, manufacturing, and strategic objectives. You'll provide leadership across Engineering, Spray Painting, Automation, and Injection Moulding departments, ensuring resources are effectively integrated and optimised to achieve operational excellence. You'll continually review and develop departmental strategies, aligning them with the wider business, production, and sales objectives while driving continuous improvement, innovation, and performance. Key Responsibilities Take overall ownership of the Engineering, Spray Painting, Automated Production, and Injection Moulding departments, ensuring resources are used effectively to meet business objectives Manage day-to-day operations across the department, making sure work is safely planned, prioritised, and delivered in line with customer needs Plan and deliver engineering projects, product improvements, and new equipment or process introductions Champion continuous improvement across the department, driving efficiency, quality, and performance gains Keep engineering equipment, tools, machinery, and stock levels well maintained to ensure maximum reliability Line manage a team of 4 engineers, running regular 1-2-1s, performance reviews, and succession planning to build a strong, capable team Partner with Production, Planning, Purchasing, Technical, and Logistics to keep activities coordinated and business goals on track Assess current and future staffing, training, and resourcing needs, flagging requirements to senior management as needed Maintain compliance with Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards across all engineering activities Report regularly on engineering performance, quality metrics, project progress, and risk, with recommendations for senior leadership Represent Engineering at production, continuous improvement, and Health & Safety meetings, offering technical input where needed. What You'll Bring Essential: Experience in precision engineering and manufacturing Experience operating and programming CNC machinery Understanding of 2D/3D CAD modelling Proficient in press tooling, jigs, and fixture design and manufacture Strong understanding of engineering principles and best practices At least 5 years in a supervisory or leadership role within a manufacturing/logistics environment Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment Proven ability to lead and manage a team, with excellent communication, motivational, and conflict-resolution skills Desirable: Experience with spray painting processes (gloss, K2) Extrusion saw operation and material preparation experience Professional engineering certification (e.g., CEng, IET membership) Experience and knowledge of injection moulding Knowledge of industry standards such as IPC-A-610, RoHS, and ISO 9001 Apply today with an up-to-date CV for this exciting new Engineer Manager role in Wakefield. TPBN1_UKTJ

Highgate Care is seeking an experienced Registered Home Manager to lead a residential home in Birstall. You will lead a small, friendly team, oversee care plans, compliance and governance, and drive quality and innovation across the service while maintaining excellent relationships with residents, r

Nurtured Childcare in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Deputy Nursery Manager to lead alongside the Nursery Manager in delivering high-quality care and education for children. The role offers £33k per year, 40 hours weekly, and opportunities to progress within a multi-award winning nursery group

Machine Shop Supervisor | Wakefield | £40,000 - £45,000 + Company Bonus W Talent are proud to be partnering with a leading engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a CNC Machine Shop Supervisor to be located at the Wakefield operations. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and delivering high-value engineered components across demanding industry sectors. The business has continued to invest in its manufacturing capabilities and is looking for an experienced CNC professional to lead and support a skilled machining team within a modern production environment. This role would suit an experienced CNC Operators, Team Leaders, Supervisors or Senior Machinist looking to take the next step in their career, offering the opportunity to have a real impact on production performance, team development and continuous improvement. The Role - Days Based Reporting into the Manufacturing Manager you will be based at the Wakefield site responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the CNC Machine Shop, ensuring production targets, quality standards and health & safety requirements are consistently achieved. You will lead a skilled team of CNC Machinists, Setters, Programmers and Apprentices, providing guidance, technical support and leadership across the department. Key responsibilities include: Leading, supporting and developing a team of CNC Machinists, Setters, Programmers and Apprentices. Coordinating daily workloads and ensuring production schedules are achieved. Supporting complex CNC machine setups, tooling, fixture alignment and programme prove-outs. Providing technical support with CNC controls, G-code edits and machining challenges. Maintaining high standards of health & safety across the shop floor. Identifying opportunities to improve productivity, processes and machining efficiency. Supporting the training and development of apprentices and junior members of the team.To be successful in this role, you will ideally have: A time-served apprenticeship (NVQ, ONC or equivalent) within Mechanical, Machining or a related discipline. Previous experience within a CNC machining environment, ideally with supervisory or team leadership responsibilities. Strong knowledge of CNC machining processes, machine setups, tooling and programming principles. Experience working within a precision engineering or manufacturing environment. The ability to lead by example and motivate a skilled technical team.Salary and Benefits: £40,000 - £45,000 salary. Overtime opportunities. Company bonus scheme. A stable and growing engineering business. Modern manufacturing environment with investment in people and technology. Excellent opportunity for career progression.This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation with a strong reputation located in Wakefield. The business has continued to invest in its manufacturing capabilities and this will continue

Engineering Manager Location: Wakefield Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + a well rounded benefits package KO2 Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a well-established manufacturing business based in Wakefield in their search for an experienced Engineering Manager to join their senior team. The Role This is a hands-on leadership role at the heart of the business, responsible for leading, managing, and developing the Engineering function to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality engineering solutions that support their client's product development, manufacturing, and strategic objectives. You'll provide leadership across Engineering, Spray Painting, Automation, and Injection Moulding departments, ensuring resources are effectively integrated and optimised to achieve operational excellence. You'll continually review and develop departmental strategies, aligning them with the wider business, production, and sales objectives while driving continuous improvement, innovation, and performance. Key Responsibilities Take overall ownership of the Engineering, Spray Painting, Automated Production, and Injection Moulding departments, ensuring resources are used effectively to meet business objectives Manage day-to-day operations across the department, making sure work is safely planned, prioritised, and delivered in line with customer needs Plan and deliver engineering projects, product improvements, and new equipment or process introductions Champion continuous improvement across the department, driving efficiency, quality, and performance gains Keep engineering equipment, tools, machinery, and stock levels well maintained to ensure maximum reliability Line manage a team of 4 engineers, running regular 1-2-1s, performance reviews, and succession planning to build a strong, capable team Partner with Production, Planning, Purchasing, Technical, and Logistics to keep activities coordinated and business goals on track Assess current and future staffing, training, and resourcing needs, flagging requirements to senior management as needed Maintain compliance with Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards across all engineering activities Report regularly on engineering performance, quality metrics, project progress, and risk, with recommendations for senior leadership Represent Engineering at production, continuous improvement, and Health & Safety meetings, offering technical input where needed.What You'll Bring Essential: Experience in precision engineering and manufacturing Experience operating and programming CNC machinery Understanding of 2D/3D CAD modelling Proficient in press tooling, jigs, and fixture design and manufacture Strong understanding of engineering principles and best practices At least 5 years in a supervisory or leadership role within a manufacturing/logistics environment Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment Proven ability to lead and manage a team, with excellent communication, motivational, and conflict-resolution skillsDesirable: Experience with spray painting processes (gloss, K2) Extrusion saw operation and material preparation experience Professional engineering certification (e.g., CEng, IET membership) Experience and knowledge of injection moulding Knowledge of industry standards such as IPC-A-610, RoHS, and ISO 9001Apply today with an up-to-date CV for this exciting new Engineer Manager role in Wakefield

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