Element has an opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our growing team in Seville, Spain. In this role, you will  take on a variety of leadership responsibilities to manage the daily operations of our testing facility, which includes, but is not limited to, managing resources to ensure that delivery and operational objectives, along with client expectations, requirements, and lab or department performance objectives are met or exceeded. This role has a high focus on increasing operational efficiency while driving continuous improvement.

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. You’ll be part of a highly skilled team working with cutting-edge technology that enables us to deliver accurate and reliable results.

• 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.
• Safety Manager responsibility. 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

• Bachelor’s degree, Masters, or Ph.D in an engineering or technical-related discipline.
• Recognized qualification in Safety, Health and Environmental Management, Risk Management or Occupational Safety related subject, or other related fields or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to effectively. establish and maintain two-way communications to understand the needs and concerns of all departments.
• Strong project management, analytical and problem solving skills provide go-to insight in the daily efficient operation of the lab.
• Proven track record of success with regard to technical competency both inside and outside of the lab

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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