Operations Manager

Operations Manager - Manufacturing
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Up to £60,000 + 10% Bonus
Hours: Monday to Friday, Days
Contract: Permanent

Are you an Operations Manager who enjoys making things better? Not just managing processes, but developing people, improving performance, and genuinely influencing how a business operates?

SF Recruitment are working with a successful, independently owned manufacturing SME in Birmingham, who are looking to strengthen their leadership team with the appointment of an Operations Manager. This is a well-established, profitable business with a loyal workforce, a strong customer base and significant recent investment in its facilities, equipment, and infrastructure. Having invested heavily in the physical operation, the next priority is developing the management structure, strengthening leadership, and introducing more effective ways of working.

The opportunity? To take ownership of an established operation and help shape what its future looks like.
We're looking for an Operations Manager who can bring structure, energy, and commercial awareness to the business. Someone who is equally comfortable on the shop floor, developing managers and supervisors, reviewing performance data, or working with senior leadership on operational improvements. This isn't a corporat...