Operations Manager - Yarmouth

hireful; Great Yarmouth; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays

Pension & Life Assurance

Car Parking

Other excellent companywide benefits

Descripción de la vacante

hireful in Yarmouth seeks an experienced Site Operations Manager to drive safe, efficient operations and maximise asset output while delivering OTIF products. The role is hands-on, supporting operations to ensure orders meet stringent health and safety standards.

This position is Monday to Friday, 8 am–5 pm, with flexibility required for a role of this seniority. You will build, train and develop the site team and manage cross-functional collaboration to achieve objectives.

Formación

• Health and safety qualification, preferably NEBOSH.
• Experience leading an operational function in heavy industry/manufacturing.
• Strong management skills to engage, lead and train a workforce.
• Hands-on in operations including FLT/cranes when needed.
• Resilient, self-motivated, able to work under pressure.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsabilidades

• Develop a safety-first approach ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
• Lead the Operations Team to maximise assets and efficiency.
• Embed a customer-focused, continuous improvement culture through collaboration.
• Recruit, train and develop site team; manage performance and reward.
• Formulate and manage the annual operational budget to secure resources.
• Ensure communication between operations, planning and commercial functions to meet demand within capacity.
• Oversee transport operations and logistics.
• Proactively implement improvements and future workforce planning.

Conocimientos

Health & Safety leadership

Operations leadership

Management skills

Hands-on with equipment

Resilience

Full UK Driving Licence

Educación

NEBOSH qualification

Descripción del empleo

Operations Manager - Yarmouth

Due to retirement in 2027, we have an opening for a Site Operations Manager; in this key role you will ensure that the agreed operational strategy for the business maximises the output of all its assets in a safe and efficient manner, driving an ethos of continuous improvement which is motivated by a safety-first mind-set, whilst ensuring the delivery of a quality OTIF product. You will help build, train and develop the teams, ensuring that our processes are efficient, effective and safe, and our people are well trained, motivated and able to thrive and develop within their roles, now and in the future. This is a hands‑on role requiring you to support in operations whenever needed to ensure orders are delivered OTIF and to all stringent H & S standards.

This is a Monday to Friday role 8 am to 5pm, however due to the level of the role flexibility will be required.

Specific tasks include, but not limited to:

• Developing a "safety first" approach that ensures operations are conducted in manner which fully complies with our high standards of Health and Safety, Quality, Environmental processes.
• Leading the Operations Team to continually maximise our assets.
• Embedding a strong and sustainable culture of customer focus and continuous improvement through collaboration and teamwork.
• Working alongside HR colleagues to recruit, train and develop the site team, managing performance and reward, maintaining engaged employees capable of meeting current and projected objectives.
• Formulating and managing the annual operational budget to secure the resources necessary to achieve business success.
• Ensure effective communication between operations, planning, and commercial functions to align customer demands with the constraints of operational capacity.
• Responsible for managing our transport operation
• Having a proactive and strategic mindset, recommending, and implementing improvements and developments.
• Future‑proofing the workforce and succession planning

Essential Skills and Qualifications for the role:

• Health and safety qualification, preferably NEBOSH.
• Demonstrable experience of leading an operational function with a proven track record of delivering results in a heavy industry/manufacturing/distribution environment
• Excellent management skills with the ability to engage, lead and train an empowered and skilled workforce.
• A hands‑on approach, able to help fulfil orders using FLT/cranes etc when needed.
• Resilient, self‑motivated and able to work well under pressure.
• A full UK Driving Licence.

Benefits Include

• Highly competitive management salary based on experience
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension & Life Assurance
• Car Parking
• Other excellent companywide benefits