At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage a dynamic engineering workshop while driving continuous improvement.
- Company: Established engineering business in Coventry with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, permanent role, training, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunity to enhance processes and drive performance in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Take charge of a skilled team and make a real impact in engineering.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing workshops and strong people-management skills.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
We are recruiting an experienced Operations Manager for a long-established engineering business based in the Coventry area.
The Role
- Managing the daily operation of the engineering workshop
- Leading, motivating and developing engineers, technicians and apprentices
- Planning workloads and allocating labour, machinery and resources
- Monitoring work in progress, turnaround times and delivery dates
- Ensuring repair, overhaul and manufacturing work meets customer requirements
- Managing workshop productivity, utilisation and performance
- Maintaining high standards of health, safety and quality
- Reviewing job costs, labour hours and material usage
- Identifying and resolving workshop delays or technical issues
- Coordinating equipment maintenance and workshop improvements
- Supporting quotations, job planning and technical reviews
- Liaising with customers, suppliers and internal departments
- Recruiting, training and developing workshop employees
- Driving continuous improvement across processes and working practices
About You
- Experience managing an engineering, manufacturing, repair or maintenance workshop
- Strong people-management and workshop-planning experience
- The ability to manage labour, workloads and competing priorities
- A good understanding of job costing, budgets and operational KPIs
- Knowledge of health and safety, quality systems and workshop compliance
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- A practical, hands-on leadership style
- Excellent communication and customer-management skills
- Experience with electric motors, generators, rotating machinery, rewinds or specialist industrial repairs would be particularly advantageous.
What's on Offer?
- Salary of £50,000 - £55,000 DOE
- Permanent, full-time employment
- Responsibility for an established specialist engineering workshop
- The opportunity to lead and develop a skilled technical team
- Training and professional development
- The freedom to improve workshop processes and performance
Operations Manager employer: Resourcing Group
At MHCLG, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to making a positive impact in the UK. Our remote working model offers flexibility while fostering a collaborative culture that values innovation and continuous improvement. With opportunities for professional growth and development, you will be part of a mission-driven team committed to empowering communities and enhancing recruitment processes through cutting-edge technology.
We think you need these skills to ace Operations Manager
People Management
Workshop Planning
Labour Management
Job Costing
Budget Management
Operational KPIs
Health and Safety Compliance
