Operations Manager

Simply Recruitment Group; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Company bonus

Healthcare

Pension

Job summary

Simply Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for a leading engineering and manufacturing business in the Ashton-under-Lyne area. The role focuses on day-to-day factory leadership, drive improvements in production, quality and delivery.

You will manage manufacturing teams, ensure safety, and implement continuous improvement across operations. A hands-on approach and strong commercial acumen are essential for this senior position.

Responsibilities

• Managing and leading manufacturing and production teams across the facility.
• Taking overall responsibility for day-to-day factory operations.
• Driving performance, productivity, quality and on-time delivery.
• Challenging underperformance and ensuring clear accountability across the team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and operational efficiency.
• Working closely with production, engineering, planning and other functions to meet customer requirements.
• Developing and maintaining a strong culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Monitoring operational performance and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Supporting the development of people, processes and manufacturing capability.
• Ensuring the factory operates efficiently and effectively against business objectives.

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager to join an established engineering and manufacturing business in the Ashton Under Lyne area working on a permanent basis.

Salary is c£80-90,000 per annum (Depending on experience) plus 25 days' holiday and bank holidays, company bonus, healthcare, pension etc.

About the Operations Manager role:

This is a senior operational role suited to someone who has developed their career within a machining, CNC, fabrication or precision engineering environment and has progressed into a management position.

The successful candidate will be a confident and credible manufacturing leader who is comfortable being hands-on when required, challenging existing ways of working and holding teams accountable for performance, quality and delivery.

The Role

As Operations Manager / Factory Manager, you will take responsibility for the effective day-to-day operation of the manufacturing facility, leading teams and driving improvements across production and operational performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and leading manufacturing and production teams across the facility.
• Taking overall responsibility for day-to-day factory operations.
• Driving performance, productivity, quality and on-time delivery.
• Challenging underperformance and ensuring clear accountability across the team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and operational efficiency.
• Working closely with production, engineering, planning and other functions to ensure customer requirements are achieved.
• Developing and maintaining a strong culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Monitoring operational performance and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Supporting the development of people, processes and manufacturing capability.
• Ensuring the factory operates efficiently and effectively against business objectives.

About the Operations Manager:

We are looking for an experienced manufacturing professional who has worked their way up through an engineering or manufacturing environment and has a strong understanding of how a factory operates.

You are likely to have a background in one or more of the following:

• CNC machining
• Precision engineering
• Machine shop operations
• Fabrication
• Engineering manufacturing
• Production engineering

You will ideally have progressed from a technical or shop-floor background into increasingly senior management positions and will understand manufacturing from the ground up.

Strong leadership, communication and commercial awareness are essential, along with the ability to improve operational performance in a demanding manufacturing environment.