Operations Manager

Operations Manager - Mechanical Engineering

We''re seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join our clients engineering business, leading critical day-to-day operations while delivering impactful improvements across workshop and site-based services.

This is a hands-on, high-accountability role at the heart of our business , it is ideally suited to someone with a strong background in mechanical engineering, particularly in industrial pumps, motors, gearboxes, and rotating equipment. You''ll be responsible for driving efficiency, margin improvement, work-flow, and team leadership across the full job life-cycle from quotation through to delivery.

What You''ll Be Doing:

• Leading operations across workshop, site services, and engineering teams

• Overseeing production planning, work-flow, and resource allocation

• Ensuring high-quality delivery of repairs and refurbishments of pumps, motors, and gear systems

• Managing job costing, margins, labour planning, and customer delivery standards

• Implementing and enforcing health & safety, quality, and compliance procedures

• Driving a culture of continuous improvement, with lean methodology and best practice at the core

• Liaising with internal stakeholders including Sales, Admin, and Project Engineers to align business objectives

What You''ll Bring:

• A strong background in mechanical engineering - ideally in repair, maintenance, and overhaul of industrial equipment

• Experience managing operational teams in manufacturing, servicing, or engineering workshop environments

• Solid understanding of job costing, scheduling, labour management, and work-flow planning

• Working knowledge of equipment, including pumps, gearboxes, and motors

• Strong leadership skills - able to motivate, delegate, and develop multi-skilled teams

• A pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset with an eye for margin and delivery performance

• Health & Safety and Quality focus with a commitment to industry standards

This Operations Manager role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead and influence operational performance in a well-established engineering business. You''ll have the autonomy to make decisions, the support of an experienced leadership team, and the chance to make a visible, lasting impact in a technically specialised environment.

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