Operations Manager

Job Title: Operations Manager Salary: Competitive, benchmarked to the role and confirmed at interview Location: West Midlands, UK (onsite, floor-based) You have led a team, kept production moving, and made the calls that keep a line running when things go wrong. Now you are ready for the title to match. This is a genuine first step into an Operations Manager role, with real scope and a direct line into how the business is run day to day. Why this role This company has grown fast on the back of a small number of people carrying broad, overlapping responsibility. This role exists because that has to change. It is a deliberate shift: a hands-on Operations Manager who takes full ownership of daily production and supply, so decisions get made on the floor rather than escalated upward. That frees the Head of Global Operations to focus on strategy and international growth, not day-to-day firefighting. It is a role built around real trust and real responsibility from day one. What you''ll do You will take tactical ownership of daily production output, floor-level decisions, and coordination across production, planning and supply. You will lead and develop four direct reports, covering production planning and inventory, production engineering, the production team, and quality, making sure each has clear focus and proper support. You will own the weekly production planning cycle and drive the data discipline behind it, keeping the ERP system accurate through daily component ..... full job details .....