Location: Birmingham UK (site:based with occasional travel)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC)
Due to our ambitious growth plans, McGeoch Technology Ltd. Have an exciting opportunity for the position of Operations Manager reporting directly to the Operations and Programmes Director . The successful applicant will be based at our site in Birmingham , where we design, manufacture, and repair a range of products and services for defence and industrial markets, including ATEX Lighting, Electrical Distribution, Instrumentation and Control solutions. Our reputation for integrity is built on compliance with laws and regulations, ethical conduct, and respect for each other, wherever we operate. Our businesses serve a wide range of industries, including Aviation, Space, Defence, Rail, Medical, Scientific and Oil and Gas Sectors (ATEX).
Role Purpose
The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the end:to:end operational objectives, ensuring programmes are executed safely, compliantly, on time, on cost, and to quality standards.
The role provides leadership across both our Manufacturing and Assembly areas, ensuring strong collaboration with supply chain, quality, and operational planning departments, enabling the business to meet contractual commitments while supporting sustainable growth and margin protection.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Delivery
- Lead day:to:day operational activities to meet contractual delivery, cost, and quality targets
- Translate business strategy and customer requirements into executable operational plans
- Ensure accurate production planning, scheduling, and capacity management
- Act as the escalation point for delivery risks and operational issues
Leadership and People Management
- Lead and develop operational teams, fostering accountability and continuous improvement
- Build strong cross:functional relationships with Engineering, Commercial, Programmes, and Finance
- Promote a positive, high:performance culture aligned with company values
Quality, Compliance and Governance
- Ensure compliance with defence, regulatory, and certification requirements (e.g. ISO 9001, AS9100 where applicable)
- Own operational readiness for internal and external audits (customers, certification bodies, MOD)
- Ensure export control, health and safety, and security requirements are embedded in operations
Supply Chain and Resource Management
- Oversee supplier performance, risk management, and continuity of supply
- Work with procurement to mitigate long lead times and single:source risks
- Optimise inventory, materials flow, and working capital
Continuous Improvement
- Identify and deliver operational improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce cost
- Improve data quality, KPIs, and management reporting
- Reduce operational risk, rework, and non:conformance
Financial and Commercial Awareness
- Support margin protection through cost control and efficient execution
- Contribute to bid and proposal activities from an operational feasibility perspective
- Monitor operational expenditure against budgets
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- On:time, on:cost delivery against contract milestones
- Quality performance (NCRs, rework rates, audit outcomes)
- Operational efficiency and throughput
- Supply chain performance and risk reduction
- Health, safety, and compliance metrics
- Team engagement and capability development
Essential
Skills and Experience Required
- Proven experience in an operations leadership role within a regulated environment (defence, aerospace, manufacturing, engineering, or similar)
- Strong understanding of operational delivery, production planning, and supply chain management
- Experience working with quality management systems and audits
- Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and deliver through teams
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