Operations Manager

Sick of your leadership team being stuck in a more traditional mindset?

Something I hear all too often is that people are looking to leave their job because the business can t move into this century. Coming in as an Operations Manager, you d be joining a progressive and open-minded leadership team that are way past being stuck in the 60s.

Don t get me wrong, there are probably still a couple of old school ways that you ll need to navigate, but the buy in and support you ll get from the SLT will make it easier to make improvements - the bonus is that you ll be able to see the impact of what you re doing quite quickly.

You ll play a big part in the development and improvement of current organisational strategies and future growth, and they ve just won a huge new contract too which will see their market diversification really accelerate as well.

It's pretty common for most Ops/Production Managers to have some sort of hand in the planning function, but for this role it ll be more than just overseeing.

Obviously you ll look after Ops and everything that comes with it, but planning will be yours too. Operational Efficiency is imperative in this role, so you ll be using your knowledge of ERP to establish clear direction for plans moving forward. You ll be looking after a Planning Coordinator who s fairly new to the business and is on a development path which will mean quite heavy involvement in planning from you for a while until they begin to find their feet (also a chance for you to mentor), so you ll need to be comfortable leveraging an ERP system for all aspects of Production Planning. They re in the middle of an Epicor implementation so it d be a bonus if you ve ever gone through that too.

There ll be some challenges (as with most exciting roles) along the way, as admittedly, they ve got this one wrong a couple of times, so your first port of call will probably be coming in and simply understanding the current dynamic of the business before getting straight to work.

In terms of culture, it s quite hard to find somewhere these days that values their people so much. They re dynamic, friendly and across the board, typically longstanding (your boss is getting on 20 years in the place). Internal progression is something that s really important to them as a business as well, so not only will you have development opportunities within your own role, but it ll also give you the opportunity to upskill the team moving forward and as the business grows.

Ultimately, it s a chance to put your own stamp on something in a business wanting to improve and one that s willing to give you the autonomy to make real changes. In an ideal world, you ll come from a manufacturing background and even better if it s aerospace though that bit isn t essential.

They re based in Sheffield and salary is around the GBP55-60k mark plus car allowance, though there could be flex for the right person.