- Salary up to £48,000 DOE
- Full-Time, Permanent Position
This is a long-term, full-time opportunity offering a high level of responsibility, autonomy, and the chance to make a real impact in a growing business with a newly expanded facility.
What’s Available for the Successful Operations / Production Manager:
- Salary up to £48,000 depending on experience
- Permanent full-time role based in Cupar
- 28 days holiday per year
- Annual optional wellness check
- High level of autonomy and leadership responsibility
- Genuine career progression within an expanding company
- Modern shotblasting and paint spraying facility
- Positive, supportive working environment
- Lead and manage a team of skilled and semi-skilled workshop staff
- Oversee workflow planning, production scheduling, and process optimisation
- Recruit, develop, and manage performance through structured systems
- Ensure full health and safety compliance and drive a strong safety culture
- Prepare customer quotations using time and materials data
- Monitor inventory, equipment usage, and vendor performance
- Negotiate supplier contracts and manage vendor relationships
- Generate operational performance reports and track KPIs
- Implement and improve company policies, systems, and procedures
- Support senior leadership with business development and strategic planning
- MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE ON THE TOOLS
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar operational leadership role
- Strong people management and staff development skills
- Confident in quoting, job pricing, and workflow optimisation
- Experienced in managing workshop health and safety standards
- Computer literate with strong reporting and analysis capability
- Capable of vendor negotiation and supplier performance management
- Excellent organisational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- Full UK driving licence (max 6 points)
- Background in SME vehicle workshop or paint shop operations
- Experience applying Lean / Six Sigma principles
- History of delivering cultural change through operational improvements
- Hands-on knowledge of commercial vehicle workflows
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