Operations Manager

TipTopJob; Littledean; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob in Gloucestershire seeks an Operations Manager to lead manufacturing and engineering operations, delivering Lean-driven improvements and strong people leadership. You will drive day-to-day activity, optimize process flow, and ensure quality and safety across sites.

The role focuses on coaching teams, managing resources, and partnering with senior leadership to balance budgets while maintaining customer delivery expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing/engineering operations.
• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to coach and develop high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational activity across manufacturing and engineering, ensuring delivery commitments are met.
• Drive productivity and continuous improvement using Lean principles, Kaizen, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and improve KPIs including quality, on-time delivery, and efficiency.
• Support resource planning to align capacity with customer demand and improve process flow.
• Partner with senior leadership to strengthen budget awareness and cost control while protecting quality.
• Promote Health and Safety culture and support compliance across operations.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

People Leadership

ERP/MRP Systems

Quality & Safety

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Step into a high:impact career move with the Operations Manager role, where operational excellence, continuous improvement, and people leadership genuinely make a difference. This Operations Manager position is ideal if you enjoy turning day:to:day challenges into measurable wins, driving Lean:inspired change, and helping teams deliver exceptional results across manufacturing and engineering. This Operations Manager role offers real momentum and responsibility.

What You Will Do

• Lead day:to:day operational activity across manufacturing and engineering, ensuring delivery commitments are met.
• Drive productivity and continuous improvement using Lean principles, Kaizen activity, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Monitor and improve key operational KPIs, including quality, on:time delivery, and operational efficiency.
• Support resource planning to align capacity with customer demand and improve process flow.
• Partner with senior leadership to strengthen budget awareness and cost control while protecting quality.
• Promote a strong Health and Safety culture and support compliance across operational areas.

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience as an Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Manager, or similar operational leadership role.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement, with the ability to deliver improvement projects end:to:end.
• Confident people leadership skills, including coaching and developing high:performing teams.
• Hands:on experience using ERP/MRP systems, with the ability to improve operational reporting and planning.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety in a manufacturing environment and a calm, proactive approach to risk management.

This Operations Manager role plays a key part in supporting the companys ambition to deliver operational excellence, strengthen performance, and build continuous improvement into everyday work. By improving productivity, enhancing process flow, and championing quality and safety, the Operations Manager role helps create a culture where teams solve problems, deliver consistently, and contribute to long:term business growth.

Location

Based in Gloucestershire, you will lead operations across manufacturing and engineering from a hands:on, site:focused environment.