Operational Site Leader

Lead site operations. Drive performance through your leadership team. Make impact on patient safety worldwide.

As Operational Site Leader in Venray, you carry full responsibility for the performance of site operations. You lead the entire operation across production, engineering, quality, and supply chain as part of site operations, and ensure everything runs safely, efficiently and in full compliance with regulatory standards.

This role is about more than managing an operation — it is about enabling a complex organization to perform at its best. You lead through a team of experienced managers, creating alignment, clarity and ownership across functions so site operations run as one integrated and aligned operation

You combine strategic oversight with visible, hands-on leadership on the shop floor. You understand what drives performance, where risks sit and how to translate strategy into clear direction for your teams — ensuring the right priorities are set, executed and followed through.

What you’ll be working on

Driving safe and compliant operations

You set the standard for how the site operates, ensuring safety is owned and driven across all layers of the organization.

• Define and drive the strategic direction for safety across all operations
• Enable and hold leaders accountable for safety ownership and compliance
• Ensure environmental compliance and structural risk mitigation

Owning quality in a regulated environment

You ensure quality is not managed in silos, but consistently driven across teams.

• Translate quality strategy into clear direction for the leadership team
• Drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement across functions
• Ensure strong execution of validation, CAPA and complaint handling
• Align teams in eliminating recurring issues through structured problem solving 

Delivering reliable performance

You create alignment between teams to ensure consistent output and delivery.

• Drive performance against OTIF and lead-time targets
• Ensure planning, scheduling and purchasing operate as one connected process
• Balance service levels, cost and operational efficiency through your teams

Improving operational performance

You raise the maturity of the operation by strengthening how teams work together.

• Lead site-wide performance and productivity improvements
• Drive OEE and process optimization through your leadership team
• Ensure processes are standardized, followed and continuously improved

Leading leaders and building the organization

You lead through your managers and create the conditions for the organization to perform.

• Lead and develop a team of functional managers across operations
• Create alignment, accountability and clear ownership within and between teams
• Ensure decisions are data-driven and priorities are understood across the site
• Guide the organization through change, growth and increasing complexity
• Stay visible and connected to teams and operations on the shop floor

Owning site performance and direction

You are accountable for both operational and financial outcomes, delivered through your organization.

• Set operational plans, KPI targets and capital budgets
• Monitor performance, challenge deviations and drive follow-up through your teams
• Align continuous improvement with site and EMEA strategy
• Remove barriers and ensure execution across functions

Why join Oliver Venray?

You join Oliver to lead and shape site operations end-to-end, driving performance through your leadership team and making a direct impact on people, operations and patient safety worldwide.

Your impact will be tangible:

• Direct influence on people, performance and patient safety worldwide
• The opportunity to lead and strengthen a high-performing manufacturing organization
• A well-equipped cleanroom environment with strong growth potential
• A pragmatic, down-to-earth culture with short lines and fast decision-making
• Part of an international organization, while working in a site with strong local ownership

In addition, we offer:

• 27 vacation days
• Bonusplan
• Bike and fitness plan
• Fresh fruit and contribution to healthcare costs
• Regular moments to celebrate success as a team

What you bring

You are a senior operations leader who knows how to drive results through people. You understand how to build structure, create alignment and enable teams to perform in a complex manufacturing environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• ≥ 5 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, with increasing responsibility
• Strong track record in driving performance through teams and continuous improvement
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma and structured problem solving
• Experience in regulated environments (GMP, ISO or similar)
• Strong leadership and communication skills (English)
• Results-driven, structured and able to manage complexity at site level

Working environment

You combine strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in daily operations, including regular presence on the production floor and in cleanroom environments. Occasional travel may be required.

Are you interested?

Interested in this role? Please get in touch using the contact details below to learn more about the position and opportunities.