Operations Manager

Portakabin; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Private Medical Scheme

Annual leave 25 days + 5 days optional

Contributory pension including life 보험

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts…)

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd in Leeds is seeking an Operations Manager to lead and coordinate the operative team at Leeds Hire And Service Centre, ensuring safe, efficient delivery of orders and services. You will plan resources to meet cost, quality and delivery commitments while maintaining excellent customer service.

The role offers a competitive salary (£42,000–£50,000 per year) with a potential annual bonus up to 10% and a company car, plus private medical cover and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Experience in site or yard operations with safe, compliant practices.
• Experience supporting operational teams.
• Ability to plan work and resolve day-to-day operational challenges.
• Understanding of operational processes and quality standards and their impact on cost and customer outcomes.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate work to ensure safe, efficient and cost-effective operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards, including RAMS and delivery documentation.
• Lead health, safety and environmental activities, including incident reporting and investigations.
• Motivate, coach and develop operatives to maintain high standards and required qualifications.
• Hold regular conversations with individuals and teams to set expectations and promote accountability.
• Liaise with stakeholders to resolve operational challenges such as material shortages or deadlines.
• Monitor refurbishment times and quality guides, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Plan and secure approval for overtime or changes to procedures.
• Build peer networks and share best practice for continuous improvement.

Skills

Site operations experience

People management

Plan & allocate work

Quality & safety standards

Effective communication

Job description

Operations Manager

Application Deadline: 13 November 2026

Department: Leeds Hire And Service Centre

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Leeds Hire And Service Centre

Reporting To: Richard Henderson

Compensation: £42,000 - £50,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for an Operations Manager to join our team based at Leeds.

As an Operations Manager you will lead and coordinate the operative team to deliver orders and services safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards. You will need to plan and organise resources effectively to meet agreed cost, quality and delivery commitments, ensuring excellent customer service.

Role Details

• Annual salary of up to £48,000 depending on skills and experience, plus Potential annual-on-target bonus of up to 10% subject to business performance
• Role based: Leeds Hire & Service Centre, Leeds LS12 6LZ
• Contract type: Permanent
• Company Car
• Eligible to join Private Medical Scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this as Operations Manager, role you will be required to:

• Plan and allocate work to ensure safe, efficient and cost-effective operations.
• Ensure compliance with company safety, environmental and quality standards, including preparing RAMS and other required delivery documentation.
• Lead health, safety and environmental activities, including incident reporting, investigations and active team engagement in HSE initiatives and programmes.
• Motivate, coach and develop operatives to maintain high standards and ensure the required skills and qualifications are in place.
• Hold regular conversations with individuals and teams to set clear expectations, promote accountability and sustain high performance standards.
• Liaise with stakeholders to resolve operational challenges such as material shortages, programme deadlines or client requirements.
• Monitor refurbishment times and quality guides, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Plan and secure approval for overtime or changes to operating procedures where required.
• Build effective peer networks and stakeholder relationships, sharing best practice and contributing to continuous improvement.

Benefits & Opportunities as Operations Manager

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Our Ideal Candidate as Operations Manager

• Experience of working in site or yard operations with a good understanding of safe, efficient and compliant practices.
• Experience of supporting operational teams.
• Ability to plan work and resolve day-to-day operational challenges.
• Understanding of operational processes, methods and quality standards, with awareness of how they contribute to customer outcomes and cost efficiency.
• Effective communicator, able to build positive relationships with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
• Ability to plan and allocate work, clearly communicating tasks and expectations to operatives.
• Skilled in identifying day-to-day operational challenges and applying practical problem-solving.
• Confident in seeking guidance and escalating issues appropriately for approval or resolution.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues.

Even if you do not match all our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.