Head of Operations - UK & Ireland, Multi-Site Leader

Force; Connacht; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Force, a growing engineering and manufacturing group, seeks a Head of Operations to lead its UK and Ireland sites from Sligo, Ireland and St Ives, Cambridgeshire. This senior role reports to the Managing Director and offers a clear path to Operations Director.

You will own the operational strategy across both facilities, build scalable systems, and drive improvements in planning, cost control, quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Proven senior operations or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience across two sites, ideally UK and Ireland.
• Experience with KPIs, performance management and operational controls.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver the operational strategy across both sites.
• Drive consistent standards with heads of Projects, Design, Production and Installation.
• Establish processes and governance for planning, cost tracking, quality control and change management.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean or Six Sigma where possible.
• Own cost performance and productivity with finance, ensure safety culture and compliance.

Skills

Senior operations leadership

Multi-site experience UK & Ireland

Manufacturing / engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Force, a growing engineering and manufacturing group, seeks a Head of Operations to lead its UK and Ireland sites from Sligo, Ireland and St Ives, Cambridgeshire. This senior role reports to the Managing Director and offers a clear path to Operations Director.

You will own the operational strategy across both facilities, build scalable systems, and drive improvements in planning, cost control, quality and safety.