Fixed-Term Opportunity: Operations Manager - Mechanical Engineering

We're seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join our clients engineering business on a 12-month fixed-term contract, leading critical day-to-day operations while delivering impactful improvements across workshop and site-based services.

This is a hands-on, high-accountability role at the heart of our business , it is ideally suited to someone with a strong background in mechanical engineering, particularly in industrial pumps, motors, gearboxes, and rotating equipment. You'll be responsible for driving efficiency, margin improvement, work-flow, and team leadership across the full job life-cycle from quotation through to delivery.

What You'll Be Doing:

Leading operations across workshop, site services, and engineering teams
Overseeing production planning, work-flow, and resource allocation
Ensuring high-quality delivery of repairs and refurbishments of pumps, motors, and gear systems
Managing job costing, margins, labour planning, and customer delivery standards
Implementing and enforcing health & safety, quality, and compliance procedures
Driving a culture of continuous improvement, with lean methodology and best practice at the core
Liaising with internal stakeholders including Sales, Admin, and Project Engineers to align business objectives

What You'll Bring:

A strong background in mechanical engineering - ideally in repair, maintenance, and overhaul of industrial equipment
Experience managing operational teams in manufacturing, servicing, or engineering workshop environments
Solid understanding of job costing, scheduling, labour management, and work-flow planning
Working knowledge of equipment, including pumps, gearboxes, and motors
Strong leadership skills - able to motivate, delegate, and develop multi-skilled teams
A pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset with an eye for margin and delivery performance
Health & Safety and Quality focus with a commitment to industry standards

This fixed-term Operations Manager role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead and influence operational performance in a well-established engineering business. You'll have the autonomy to make decisions, the support of an experienced leadership team, and the chance to make a visible, lasting impact in a technically specialised environment.