Operations Manager

TRC Yorkshire; Waste Bank; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

TRC Yorkshire is hiring an Operations Manager to lead the safe, efficient and compliant operation of a Manufacturing site. You'll oversee Health & Safety, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Materials, Logistics and Stores, ensuring targets are met while driving continuous improvement and employee engagement.

Based at Lye, DY9 with occasional movement between sites, the role requires proven leadership, a track record of improving production performance and KPI delivery, and experience with

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a manufacturing/engineering facility or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success improving production performance and operational KPIs.
• Background in managing quality systems and audits.
• Experience with maintenance/engineering operations within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSE & Quality: Take overall responsibility for site health, safety, environmental and quality standards, driving a strong culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
• Drive Production Performance: Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring production targets, customer requirements and KPI's are achieved.
• Improve Maintenance & Engineering: Oversee maintenance, asset reliability and engineering activities, identifying opportunities to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Manage Materials & Logistics: Oversee the efficient flow of materials, stock, stores, goods-in and despatch, ensuring safety, accuracy and customer delivery requirements are met.
• Lead & Develop People: Provide strong leadership across the site, developing capability, engagement and accountability while fostering a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvements across safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, waste reduction and overall site performance.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

HSE management

Production KPIs

People leadership

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

Sage MRP

Job description

We are hiring an Operations Manager to lead the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of a Manufacturing site. You'll oversee Health & Safety, Quality, Production, Maintenance, Materials, Logistics, and Stores, ensuring operational targets are met while driving continuous improvement, compliance, and employee engagement.

Hours

Monday to Thursday 7am-4pm Friday 7am-1pm

Salary

Up to £60,000 DOE

Type

Permanent

Location

Lye, DY9 with occasional movement between sites, as the business needs

Key Responsibilities

• Lead HSE & Quality: Take overall responsibility for site health, safety, environmental and quality standards, driving a strong culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
• Drive Production Performance: Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring production targets, customer requirements and KPI's are achieved.
• Improve Maintenance & Engineering: Oversee maintenance, asset reliability and engineering activities, identifying opportunities to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Manage Materials & Logistics: Oversee the efficient flow of materials, stock, stores, goods-in and despatch, ensuring safety, accuracy and customer delivery requirements are met.
• Lead & Develop People: Provide strong leadership across the site, developing capability, engagement and accountability while fostering a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvements across safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, waste reduction and overall site performance.

Essential skills & experience

• Proven experience in managing a manufacturing/engineering facility or equivalent leadership role.
• Demonstrated success improving production performance and operational KPIs.
• Background in managing quality systems and audits.
• Experience with maintenance/engineering operations within a manufacturing environment.

Desirable skills & experience

• Sage MRP Experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or higher).
• IOSH Managing Safely.
• Knowledge of Press Shop / CNC Machinery