Operations Manager

Step into a high-impact career move with the Operations Manager role, where operational excellence, continuous improvement, and people leadership genuinely make a difference. This Operations Manager position is ideal if you enjoy turning day-to-day challenges into measurable wins, driving Lean-inspired change, and helping teams deliver exceptional results across manufacturing and engineering. This Operations Manager role offers real momentum and responsibility.

What You Will Do:

• Lead day-to-day operational activity across manufacturing and engineering, ensuring delivery commitments are met.
• Drive productivity and continuous improvement using Lean principles, Kaizen activity, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and improve key operational KPIs, including quality, on-time delivery, and operational efficiency.
• Support resource planning to align capacity with customer demand and improve process flow.
• Partner with senior leadership to strengthen budget awareness and cost control while protecting quality.
• Promote a strong Health & Safety culture and support compliance across operational areas.

What You Will Bring:

• Proven experience as an Operations Manager, or similar operational leadership role, ideally with combined management experience in manufacturing, field service engineering and warehousing/logistics.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement, with the ability to deliver improvement projects end-to-end.
• Confident people leadership skills, including coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Hands-on experience using ERP/MRP systems, with the ability to improve operational reporting and planning.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety in a manufacturing environment and a calm, proactive approach to risk management.

This Operations Manager role plays a key part in supporting the company's ambition to deliver operational excellence, strengthen performance, and build continuous improvement into everyday work. By improving productivity, enhancing process flow, and championing quality and safety, the Operations Manager role helps create a culture where teams solve problems, deliver consistently, and contribute to long-term business growth.

Location:

Based in Gloucestershire, you will lead operations across manufacturing and engineering from a hands-on, site-focused environment.

Interested?:

If you're ready to bring your Lean mindset, operational leadership, and continuous improvement drive to the Operations Manager role, apply now and take the next step in a career that truly delivers measurable impact.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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