Operations Manager (Engineering / Fabrication)

Edinburgh

£42,000 - £50,000 + Vehicle + Fuel card + 25 days holiday + Early Finish Friday + Mon to Friday only

Are you looking to work for a small but outstanding employer which offers an environment with all new machinery and equipment, where you will oversee the production of finished equipment that makes a difference in the community?

Would you like to work for a company with an outstanding order book who have been nominated for a number of innovation and growth awards?

On offer is a blended, hands-on leadership role combining production & workshop technical leadership (50%) with operations management (50%). You will own end-to-end delivery from raw materials through fabrication, assembly, quality, warehousing, and dispatch.

You will set the gold standard for weld quality and finishing, train and mentor the team, and ensure every product is safe, durable, and compliant to the EN 1176 standards for play equipment. In parallel, you will run the operational engine: planning, inventory, logistics, KPIs, and the day-to-day systems that support ISO 9001.

The successful candidate must be comfortable transitioning from a welding mask to a management meeting within the same hour.

Key Responsibilities Production & Workshop Leadership, leading a team of 6 skilled staff