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Operations Manager
- manchester, england, United Kingdom
- Temporary
- £70 - £110 Per Hour
Job Description
- Lead the operational performance of depots across the assigned region
- Provide leadership to engineering, transport, workshop, administration and hire teams
- Own regional administration, including contract management, invoicing, documentation and reporting
- Drive operational excellence through planning, communication and performance management
- Ensure customer contractual obligations and service levels are achieved
- Improve fleet availability through workshop planning and engineering resource management
- Maximise fleet utilisation while protecting asset condition and presentation
- Develop depot teams through coaching, mentoring and structured performance management
- Review operational KPIs and implement improvement plans
- Ensure equipment leaving the depot meets company quality standards
- Lead customer escalations and operational reviews
- Drive continuous improvement across operational processes
- Work with senior leadership to develop operational strategies, improve depot performance and protect regional profitability
Requirements
- Experienced operational leader who has managed complex engineering, logistics or hire operations
- Strong leadership experience managing multiple operational departments
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Commercial awareness with the ability to improve profitability
- Experience managing operational KPIs
- Strong people management and coaching ability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proactive approach to continuous improvement
- Confidence making decisions in a fast-paced operational environment
- Experience within Generator Hire, Temporary Power, Plant Hire or associated industries is highly desirable but not essential
- Transferable experience from engineering, fleet, logistics, industrial services or technical service environments welcomed
Core Competencies
Demonstrates strong leadership in managing operational performance across multiple departments, with a focus on continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Capable of developing teams through effective coaching and performance management while ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Operational Leadership
- KPI Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Operational Performance Management
- Fleet Management
- Logistics Management
- Contract Management
- Invoicing
- Documentation
- Performance Management
- Workshop Planning
- Engineering Resource Management
- Quality Standards Compliance
Soft Skills
- Leadership
- Organizational Skills
- Communication Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Decision-Making
Industry Keywords
- Generator Hire
- Temporary Power
- Plant Hire
- Engineering
- Logistics
- Industrial Services
- Technical Services