Operations Manager £45,000 to £48,000 Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm 9% Pension Discretionary Bonus Progression 20 Days Holiday Bank Holidays Site based role commutable Towcester, Northampton, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Bedford, Banbury, Aylesbury and Brackley. Are you a technically capable but commercially driven leader who wants more than just a management title? This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal Operations Manager role within a market leading, ambitious engineering business entering its next phase of growth. This position sits at the centre of the company's future direction. You will take full oversight of day to day operations while playing a key role in shaping commercial strategy, financial performance and long term growth. This includes ownership of margins, operational efficiency, cost control and business improvement initiatives. This is not a layered corporate structure. Your decisions will directly influence company performance. Your input will be visible. Your impact will be measurable. For the right individual, there is a genuine pathway to directorship, with the opportunity to become part of the leadership transition and future structure of the business. This role would suit a commercially astute professional with a strong technical foundation who wants real influence and the chance to help drive a specialist engineering company forward. The Role * Manage and support a small engineering team including calibration technicians * Oversee daily business operations and commercial performance * Contribute to new product development within temperature metrology * Support leadership transition and future business growth The Person * Engineering background mechanical or electrical * Strong business management experience * Commercially aware and comfortable working within a small business environment * Ambitious and interested in progressing towards senior leadership BBBH(phone number removed) Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates