Operations Manager

CG Controls Ltd.; Dublin; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company pension

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression within management

High autonomy and responsibility

Descripción de la vacante

CG Controls Ltd. in South Dublin is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead day-to-day engineering operations, resource planning and continuous improvement, reporting to the Managing Director.

You will coordinate project delivery across sites, manage workloads, budgets and safety, and build strong relationships with customers and suppliers while developing effective systems and KPIs.

Formación

• Engineering or technical qualification and leadership experience.
• Proven ability to manage engineering teams, projects or technical operations.
• Strong planning, budgeting and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.

Responsabilidades

• Manage day-to-day operations of engineering and project delivery teams.
• Plan and coordinate engineering resources across multiple projects and sites.
• Maintain visibility of workload, capacity and resource needs.
• Ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.
• Monitor progress, hours, costs and milestones.
• Identify risks and resolve issues before impact.
• Coordinate customer site activities, commissioning and support.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards and documentation.
• Support handover from sales to delivery.
• Coordinate procurement with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding and development.
• Conduct regular operational and project review meetings.
• Develop KPIs for utilisation, project performance, quality and service.
• Identify process improvements for productivity and efficiency.
• Support development of company systems and procedures.
• Ensure health & safety requirements and site procedures.
• Build strong customer relationships and provide regular reporting.

Conocimientos

Engineering management

Project management

Resource planning

Budgeting

Leadership

Customer-facing

Problem solving

Multitasking

Driving licence

Eligibility to work in Ireland

Educación

Engineering degree

Herramientas

ERP systems

Descripción del empleo

About the Role

As part of our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join our management team in South Dublin.

This is a key leadership position within the business, responsible for the day-to-day delivery of our engineering operations, resource planning, project performance and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director, engineering teams, customers and suppliers to ensure projects and service activities are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and to the high technical standards expected by our customers.

The Operations Manager will take ownership of the operational performance of the engineering business, providing structure, visibility and accountability across projects, resources and customer support activities.

A major focus of the role will be ensuring our engineering resources are effectively planned and that project teams have the information, equipment and support required to deliver successfully.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the engineering and project delivery teams.
• Plan and coordinate engineering resources across multiple projects and customer sites.
• Maintain visibility of engineering workload, capacity and upcoming resource requirements.
• Work with Project Managers and Lead Engineers to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.
• Monitor project progress, engineering hours, costs, milestones and outstanding actions.
• Identify operational risks and resolve issues before they impact project delivery.
• Coordinate customer site activities, commissioning, shutdowns and support requirements.
• Ensure appropriate engineering standards, procedures and documentation are followed.
• Support project handover from sales and proposals into engineering and delivery.
• Coordinate procurement requirements and work with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and development of engineering personnel.
• Conduct regular operational and project review meetings.
• Develop and monitor operational KPIs covering utilisation, project performance, quality and customer service.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, productivity and engineering efficiency.
• Support the development and implementation of company systems and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety requirements and customer site procedures.
• Work closely with customers to maintain strong relationships and resolve operational issues.
• Provide regular operational reporting to the Managing Director.

What Success Looks Like

• The successful Operations Manager will create a structured and predictable engineering operation where:
• Projects have clear ownership, resources and delivery dates.
• Engineering capacity and future workload are visible.
• Projects are delivered efficiently and commercially.
• Problems are identified and escalated early.
• Engineers have clear priorities and responsibilities.
• Customers receive consistent, high-quality project delivery and support.
• Processes and systems continuously improve as CG Controls grows.

Why Join CG Controls?

• Senior role within a growing Irish automation company.
• Significant influence over how the business operates and develops.
• Opportunity to build and improve operational systems and processes.
• Work with highly experienced automation and electrical engineers.
• Exposure to major industrial customers and technically challenging projects.
• High degree of autonomy and responsibility.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company pension.
• Flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
• Excellent long-term career progression within the management team.

Location

• South Dublin, Ireland, with travel to customer sites as required.
• Applicants must already be eligible to work in Ireland.
• Job Type: Full-time

Qualifications

• Engineering or technical qualification.

Required Skills

• 5+ years' experience in engineering, automation, electrical, manufacturing or a related technical environment.
• Previous experience managing engineering teams, projects or technical operations.
• Strong project and resource management skills.
• Commercial understanding of engineering project delivery, including labour hours, budgets and margins.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Strong leadership and people-management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Practical approach to problem solving and decision making.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving engineering environment.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Eligibility to work in Ireland.

Preferred Skills

• Experience within industrial automation or control systems.
• Knowledge of PLC, SCADA, electrical and instrumentation projects.
• Experience within pharmaceutical, food & beverage, manufacturing or utilities.
• Experience managing field service or commissioning teams.
• Familiarity with project management, resource planning and ERP/business management systems.

Pay range and compensation package

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company pension.
• Flexible working arrangements where appropriate.