Operations Manager in Bovey Tracey

Are you a highly organised, commercially aware operations professional who loves making things happen? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced engineering or manufacturing environment where no two days are the same? If you’re motivated by driving efficiency, coordinating teams, and keeping complex projects moving, this could be the perfect next step.

Isca Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting for a Site Operations Manager with one of our longstanding clients. This is a new position due to business growth and the post holder will become a central part of the business, helping ensure day‑to‑day operations run smoothly and efficiently.

Site Operations Manager – The Role:

This is a hands‑on, highly varied operational role at the heart of the business. You’ll work closely with senior management and teams across operations, purchasing, production, stores, accounts and customer service — acting as the key link that keeps everything aligned, on track and moving forward. You don’t need to be an engineer, but you must be confident operating within an engineering or manufacturing environment, with strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and a proactive, sleeves rolled up approach.

• Coordinating daily activities across operations, purchasing, production, stores, accounts and management
• Driving operational progress, monitoring WIP, and ensuring projects, actions and customer deliveries stay on schedule
• Supporting planning, scheduling and prioritisation across the business
• Following up quotations and maintaining communication with customers where required
• Overseeing aspects of the ERP system and ensuring data accuracy
• Providing operational administration and business support to the Head of Business Unit
• Managing office systems, processes and procedures to maintain smooth day‑to‑day operations
• Working closely with Procurement, Accounts and Data teams, providing support and cover where needed
• Offering broad operational and office management support within a hands‑on engineering environment

Salary: Up to £45,000pa

Benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank holidays, bonus, pension, life assurance, wellbeing package.

Location: Newton Abbot

Hours: Full‑time, Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5pm

Site Operations Manager – Requirements:

• Experienced in operations, office management or business coordination gained within engineering or manufacturing
• Highly organised, structured and detail‑focused
• Confident communicating with colleagues, suppliers and customers
• Comfortable coordinating multiple tasks, priorities and deadlines
• Commercially aware and systems‑focused
• Proactive, hands‑on and motivated to keep things moving
• IT literate with experience of ERP systems

Site Operations Manager – Why Apply?

• Become a key part of a respected specialist engineering business
• Work in a varied, fast‑paced role with real influence
• Join a supportive team with strong values and a commitment to quality
• Opportunities to grow, develop and shape how the business operates

If you’re a driven, organised and people‑focused operations professional looking for a role where you can make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this role early, so please don’t delay in submitting your CV, we will be in touch promptly to discuss the role and employer. For an informal discussion or further information please contact Jo at Isca Recruitment.

Please note Isca Recruitment does not hold a licence to sponsor visas. We cannot process applications from individuals requiring sponsorship now or in the future.