Operations Manager at Selwood in Monmouth, Wales, GB

Siltbuster Ltd is the UK’s leading responsive wastewater treatment company, serving an extensive range of clients across the UK and overseas. “Water Quality Matters”; and the business ensures that environmental protection is provided by delivering effective package plant solutions to a breadth of sectors.

The business has grown significantly over the last few years; reaching a wider client base and enhancing the levels of service that we provide. Therefore, we are seeking to continue to build our team; investing in skills, knowledge & experience to not only enhance the services we can provide, but support career paths helping develop and engage our staff for the sustained growth of the business.

Qualifications

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Operations Manager to lead our workshop, assembly, and yard operations. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of manufacturing, assembly, and fleet activities across the business.

Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will lead the teams responsible for production planning, equipment assembly, fleet returns, and yard operations, ensuring customers receive a right-first-time, on-time service while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, quality, and operational performance.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll be expected to be visible on the shop floor, supporting teams, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and creating a high-performing culture focused on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading and developing workshop, assembly, planning, and yard teams to deliver operational excellence.
• Driving a strong health & safety, and quality culture across all operational areas.
• Leading and developing the Production Planning team, ensuring accurate capacity planning, effective scheduling processes, strong stock management, and alignment between customer demand and operational capability.
• Overseeing equipment assembly and manufacturing operations to ensure on-time, in-full delivery.
• Managing fleet returns, inspections, and stock availability to support business requirements.
• Ensuring all equipment is manufactured, assembled, and tested to the required standards and specifications.
• Monitoring operational performance through KPIs, visual management tools, and continuous improvement activities.
• Identifying operational risks and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Managing resources, labour planning, equipment, and space utilisation to maximise productivity.
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing supervisors and operational teams.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the business to achieve customer and commercial objectives.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Extensive experience in a manufacturing, engineering, or production management environment.
• A background within heavy engineering, industrial manufacturing, capital equipment, or fabrication-based operations.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary operational teams.
• Strong workshop or factory management experience with responsibility for production, assembly, and logistics functions.
• A track record of driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and operational performance.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and people development skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities within fast-paced operational environments.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, or Six Sigma.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing resources, budgets, and operational performance.
• NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent health and safety qualification (desirable).
• Qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related discipline (desirable).

Benefits

We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
• 25 days holiday (plus length of service increases) + 8 Bank Holidays
• Holiday buying (up to an additional week)
• Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for yourself
• Medical cash plan for yourself – reimburse health costs e.g. dentist or optician, access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships
• Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
• Life assurance protection at 3 x salary
• Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1,000 per referral)

This role is not open to Agencies - Please no calls or emails - Thank you.

EDI Statement

Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.