Job Description:

Operations Manager - Mechanical Fabrication & Offsite Construction

Salary and Package - £60,000 - £75,000 depending on experience

• 25 days holiday plus birthday off

• Pension scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Staff discounts

• Company car after probation

• Private healthcare after probation

• Death in Service cover after probation

• Holiday buy and sell scheme after probation

Location - Coventry

Full-time, Permanent Position

40 hours per week

Monday to Thursday: 7:00am - 4:00pm

Friday: 7:00am - 2:00pm

About the Company

This Operations Manager - Mechanical Fabrication & Offsite Construction opportunity is with a growing specialist contractor delivering offsite construction, mechanical fabrication, modular MEP systems and prefabricated building services solutions across the UK. Working across healthcare, education, residential, infrastructure, commercial and data centre projects, the business has established a strong reputation for quality, reliability and technical expertise within the offsite construction and fabrication sector.

Why Join Them

This Operations Manager - Mechanical Fabrication & Offsite Construction role offers the opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of growth as investment continues within its offsite manufacturing and fabrication capabilities.

The successful Operations Manager - Mechanical Fabrication & Offsite Construction will have a genuine influence on production performance, workshop operations, quality standards and future business growth. You'll work closely with senior management in a hands-on environment where decisions can be made quickly and improvements can be implemented effectively.

The company has secured a healthy pipeline of work across multiple sectors and continues to see increasing demand for offsite construction, modular plantrooms, pipework fabrication and prefabricated MEP solutions. This provides long-term stability, varied projects and clear opportunities to develop both the operation and your career.

About the Role

The Operations Manager - Mechanical Fabrication & Offsite Construction will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of a busy fabrication and manufacturing facility, overseeing production, planning, materials, transport, quality and health and safety.

This Operations Manager - Mechanical Fabrication & Offsite Construction position will play a critical role in ensuring mechanical fabrication, modular construction and offsite manufacturing projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to programme.

Key responsibilities include:

• Pricing pipework fabrication, spool fabrication and offsite construction packages

• Producing material take-offs from drawings and project documentation

• Procuring materials and managing supplier relationships

• Planning and coordinating workshop production schedules

• Managing fabrication teams, welders and workshop operatives

• Allocating labour resources to maximise productivity and programme delivery

• Leading daily production meetings and workforce briefings

• Monitoring fabrication quality and compliance with project specifications

• Managing QA processes, inspections, testing and documentation

• Overseeing stock control, logistics and transport coordination

• Maintaining health, safety and environmental standards throughout the facility

• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations

• Monitoring workshop performance, productivity and operational efficiency

• Supporting the delivery of modular plantrooms, MEP skids, riser modules and prefabricated mechanical systems

• Maintaining high housekeeping and operational standards across the workshop

Candidates are likely to have previous experience as an Operations Manager, Production Manager, Workshop Manager, Manufacturing Manager or Fabrication Manager within mechanical building services, offsite construction, modular construction, pipework fabrication, steel fabrication or MEP environments.

Experience delivering mechanical fabrication projects, modular MEP systems, packaged plantrooms, pipework assemblies or offsite manufacturing solutions would be highly advantageous.

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Operations Manager to join a growing offsite construction and mechanical fabrication business with a strong order book, modern manufacturing facilities and ambitious growth plans. The role offers significant responsibility, long-term stability and the chance to play a key role in the continued development of a respected offsite construction operation.

Contact Mark at Up Front Recruitment for more information.