Operations Manager

Winnersh Permanent £50,000 - £55,000 per year View Job Description
An established manufacturing business in the life sciences sector is seeking an Operations Manager to lead end-to-end site operations at its Winnersh facility, driving performance, compliance, and continuous improvement. This is a key leadership role for an experienced operations professional with a background in regulated manufacturing environments.
  • Great role for a well rounded Operations manager
  • Shipping, fleet, warehousing, facilities and general business operations

About Our Client

A well-established and growing manufacturing business operating within the life sciences and diagnostics sector is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join its leadership team. The organisation has a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and regulatory compliance, supplying products to highly regulated markets globally.

Job Description

Reporting into senior leadership, the Operations Manager will have full responsibility for end-to-end manufacturing operations at the Winnersh site. This is a pivotal role focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and people leadership within a regulated manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Full ownership of site operations, including warehousing, planning, logistics, and facilities
  • Leading, developing, and motivating cross-functional operational teams
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives across safety, quality, cost, delivery, and efficiency
  • Ensuring compliance with relevant quality systems, regulatory standards, and health & safety requirements
  • Managing operational budgets, KPIs, and performance metrics
  • Collaborating closely with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams
  • Supporting capacity planning and future growth initiatives

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will be a hands-on and commercially aware operations leader with experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.

You will ideally have:

  • Proven experience in an Operations Manage
  • Background in life sciences, diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or similarly regulated manufacturing
  • Strong people management and leadership capability
  • Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, CI frameworks)
  • Experience with shipping to Ireland is highly desired
  • Strong financial acumen
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • The ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day operational delivery

What's on Offer

On offer for the successful:

  • £50k-£55k
  • 7.5k bonus
  • Car allowance/comp car
  • Pension: starting pension contribution is 10% of salary (increases to 15% based on length of service)
  • 24 days holiday (increases based on length of service)
  • BUPA
  • DenPlan
  • Life assurance
  • Free parking at the office



Days of Work:

  • Monday to Friday (8:30am to 5pm)
  • Hybrid policy (1 day from home)



Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain

Contact
Ben Dunmore
Quote job ref
JN-122025-6907286
Phone number
+442072692133

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Operations Management
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Winnersh
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Ben Dunmore
Consultant phone
+442072692133
Job reference
JN-122025-6907286