Operations Manager

Operations Manager Engineering Location: Coventry

Salary: £50,000£55,000 DOE

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Were recruiting an experienced Operations Manager for a long-established engineering business based in the Coventry area.

The Role Key responsibilities will include:

Managing the daily operation of the engineering workshop

Leading, motivating and developing engineers, technicians and apprentices

Planning workloads and allocating labour, machinery and resources

Monitoring work in progress, turnaround times and delivery dates

Ensuring repair, overhaul and manufacturing work meets customer requirements

Managing workshop productivity, utilisation and performance

Maintaining high standards of health, safety and quality

Reviewing job costs, labour hours and material usage

Identifying and resolving workshop delays or technical issues

Coordinating equipment maintenance and workshop improvements

Supporting quotations, job planning and technical reviews

Liaising with customers, suppliers and internal departments

Recruiting, training and developing workshop employees

Driving continuous improvement across processes and working practices

About You The successful candidate will ideally have:

Experience managing an engineering, manufacturing, repair or maintenance workshop

Strong people-management and workshop-planning experience

The ability to manage labour, workloads and competing priorities

A good understanding of job costing, budgets and operational KPIs

Knowledge of health and safety, quality systems and workshop compliance

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

A practical, hands-on leadership style

Excellent communication and customer-management skills

Experience with electric motors, generators, rotating machinery, rewinds or specialist industrial repairs would be particularly advantageous.

Whats on Offer? Salary of £50,000£55,000 DOE

Permanent, full-time employment

Responsibility for an established specialist engineering workshop

The opportunity to lead and develop a skilled technical team

Training and professional development<...