Senior Operations Manager

Senior Operations Manager — Make Your Mark Location: Worcestershire Salary: ~£70k + strong benefits Company: Confidential — thriving UK manufacturer Why This Role Is a Big Deal (For You) If you’re an ambitious operations leader craving real ownership, influence, and a future succession path, this role gives you exactly that. You’ll be the go to on site leader while the MD spends extended periods overseas (putting you at the centre of decision making and shaping the future of a stable, profitable, growing manufacturing business. For the right person, this can evolve into Director level and even future MD in the years ahead. What You’ll Lead • Daily operations across warehouse, production, and site management. • Strengthening and developing teams where your leadership will make a visible difference. • Improvement projects including warehouse upgrades, process optimisation, and site efficiency enhancements. • Contractor and facilities management that keeps the site running smoothly. • First line people leadership with support from outsourced HR and the Finance Director. What You Bring • Strong track record in operational leadership within manufacturing. • Experience in process, blending, or chemical type operations is helpful, not essential. • Confident communicator with natural authority — someone people trust. • Comfortable being the senior decision maker during MD overseas rotations. • Commercial mindset: you understand ROI, capex justification, and project payback. What You’ll Get • Influence, autonomy, and genuine career acceleration. • 7% employer pension, life insurance • Friendly, tight knit 30 person site with no night shifts and early Friday finishes. Ready to Step Into a Role With Real Future? If you want operational ownership today and leadership progression tomorrow, this is the move. About 1492 Search In a nutshell – We discover great people! Created with the belief that the process is just as necessary as the opportunity, we decided there was a better recruitment method. Working solely in the manufacturing and engineering industry, we work on retained projects to provide accountability for every hire we make with you. We connect candidates and hiring managers, provide in-depth project management plans and advise through up to date market research. No two hires are the same, and that’s why each project is adapted to your needs. We aim to take the stress out of the hiring process and focus on the job at hand! We aim to reply to all applications, successful or not, within 10 working days of applying for the role. If you are not happy with the service, please feel free to give us a call or drop us an email. 1492 Ltd and its clients promote a policy of equal opportunities. Our policy is to treat job applicants and employees in the same way regardless of age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, colour or disability