Head of Operations

Birmingham

£75,000 - £85,000 + car allowance, bonus and benefits

Are you a proven operational leader with experience delivering large, complex engineered products within a low-volume manufacturing environment? This international manufacturing business with a full scale production operation in the West Midlands is seeking an ambitious Head of Operations to join the business. With accountability for driving operational excellence and improvements with a particular focus on production, this role is a great opportunity to take a senior lead in a business growing significantly and with a strong order book in place for 2026.

• Reporting directly into the MD, you will take full ownership of day-to-day operational performance, with accountability across Production, Operations, Planning, Maintenance, Quality & Compliance and Procurement & Supply Chain.
• Driving continuous improvement and implementing scalable processes to maximimise efficiencies around production and broader operations within a specialist manufacturing business.
• Implement and embed robust planning, scheduling and resource management processes.
• Drive operational excellence and lean initiatives and ensure that projects are delivered on time, safely and to specifications.
• Build strong supplier partnerships and optimise procurement performance.
• Report performance and drive KPI accountability across operations.

• Strong background in low-volume, complex manufacturing.
• Proven track record of senior operational leadership.
• Experience managing Production, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain functions.
• Skilled in change management, process improvement and building high-performing teams.
• Commercially minded, data-driven and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, project-led environment.
• Collaborative communicator with strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role.