Yard Operations Lead – Safety, Turnaround & Performance

Kensite; Atherton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kensite are one of the North West's leading providers of portable site accommodation and welfare units. We're growing quickly and now have need for an Operations Manager role.

You will own everything inside the gates. The yard is a production centre where units return, get inspected, repaired, painted, tested, and put on the ready line to go out right first time. You will run it through three foremen and be accountable for turnaround, repair targets, dispatch quality and utilisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience running a yard, workshop or production floor with measurable turnaround results.
• Carried health and safety accountability on a live site (RIDDOR, permits, contractor control).
• Comfortable making performance calls and driving quick decisions.
• Portable accommodation, modular, plant hire or manufacturing background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own health and safety on site and manage premises, gates, and facilities.
• Plan production to ensure on-time dispatch according to customer requirements.
• Lead the yard team through foremen and drive performance toward targets (turnaround, repair, dispatch quality).
• Manage capital projects and yard improvements (e.g., spray booth install).

Skills

yard management

health and safety accountability

performance management

production planning

change management

Job description

Kensite are one of the North West's leading providers of portable site accommodation and welfare units. We're growing quickly and now have need for an Operations Manager role.

You will own everything inside the gates. The yard is a production centre where units return, get inspected, repaired, painted, tested, and put on the ready line to go out right first time. You will run it through three foremen and be accountable for turnaround, repair targets, dispatch quality and utilisation.