Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Location: Stonehouse

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 DOE

Are you an experienced Operations Manager looking for a hands-on role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Do you have a strong mechanical background and experience managing operations, assembly, logistics, and warehouse activities while remaining hands-on when required?

THOMAS Professional are proud to be recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager on behalf of a well-established engineering and manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for an Operations Manager to join a growing company where you will play a key role in overseeing day-to-day operations while supporting assembly and operational performance across the business.

The successful Operations Manager will be responsible for managing operational workflows, coordinating supply chain and logistics activities, supporting assembly operations, and ensuring customer orders are delivered efficiently and on time.

Benefits

• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Competitive salary package
• Stable and growing business
• Supportive working environment
• Opportunity to influence operational improvements
• Varied and hands-on role

Role Responsibilities

• Manage daily operational activities across assembly, warehouse, and logistics
• Oversee assembly operations and support hands-on activities when required
• Coordinate inventory, purchasing, and supply chain activities
• Ensure customer orders are processed and delivered on time
• Monitor operational performance and implement efficiency improvements
• Lead and support operational staff and workflows
• Maintain health & safety and operational standards
• Work closely with sales, purchasing, customer service, and leadership teams

The Person

• Previous experience as an Operations Manager or within a similar operational leadership role
• Strong mechanical or engineering background
• Experience within assembly, warehouse, logistics, or supply chain operations
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable managing day-to-day operations while remaining hands-on when needed
• Strong communication and leadership abilities
• Experience using ERP or stock management systems would be advantageous

If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional commit to reviewing applications we receive with complete fairness and equality.

At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.

THOMAS Professional is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry's leading professional body.

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