Operations Manager
This is an exciting opportunity for a manufacturing leader with strong mechanical aptitude to shape operational performance, improve asset reliability and help unlock future growth within an invested, order-driven production environment.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Manufacturing Manager, Production Manager, Plant Manager, Factory Manager, Department Manager, Site Manager, Manufacturing Lead, Production Lead
Benefits include flexitime, 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to buy up to one week of additional annual leave and death-in-service cover.
SALARY: £59,290 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Mobberley, Cheshire, North West England (WA16)
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 37.5 hours per week; flexitime with flexible start and finish times and the ability to build up and take additional time off work
WHY APPLY?
What if your next manufacturing role gave you the opportunity to make a genuine difference — not just to production performance, but to the future of an entire organisation?
As the Operations Manager you will influence operational strategy, performance and capacity within an ambitious manufacturing environment. You will lead a sizeable production team through direct reports and work closely with Engineering, Quality, Technical and Supply Chain.
The Operations Manager will have autonomy to make operational decisions, influence priorities and recommend improvements while helping maximise equipment performance, process robustness and productivity.
Following significant investment in new manufacturing and film-spooling equipment, the Operations Manager will help unlock asset potential, embed continuous improvement and support future growth.
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DUTIES
Your duties as the Operations Manager include:
- Operational Leadership: Lead the production department through direct reports, setting clear expectations and maintaining focus on performance, quality and customer delivery
- People Leadership and Development: Lead, coach and develop managers, delegate effectively and build strong working relationships across the team
- Asset Performance and Reliability: Maximise equipment performance and reliability through sound asset care, maintenance awareness and process improvement
- Continuous Improvement: Apply structured root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques to solve problems, prevent recurrence and raise productivity standards
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Technical and Supply Chain to maintain robust processes and deliver quality products when customers need them
- Operational Strategy and Growth: Influence operational priorities, recommend improvements and create capacity to support future growth
- Shop-Floor Leadership: Maintain visible engagement with operations while balancing hands-on involvement with effective delegation
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Strong mechanical aptitude with an understanding of machinery, maintenance, asset care and process improvement
- Experience using structured root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques, including approaches such as Lean Six Sigma
- Confident analytical decision-making with the ability to turn complex problems into clear actions and measurable results
- Ability to lead, coach and develop managers, set clear expectations and build effective working relationships
- Strong delegation and leadership skills with a practical, shop-floor approach
- Constructive ownership, integrity and a willingness to challenge the status quo
- Existing right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available for this role
BENEFITS
- Flexitime with flexible start and finish times and the ability to build up and take additional time off work
- 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to buy up to one week of additional annual leave
- Death-in-service benefit of four times annual salary
- Discounts across the company’s product range
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P15316
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