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Operations Manager
Opthalmology
Newcastle Under Lyme
£55,000 - £60,000
Role Overview
This is a pivotal operational leadership role responsible for ensuring the smooth, compliant, and efficient running of the UK business. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will oversee key business functions including HR, finance, purchasing, IT, facilities, quality management, legal compliance, health and safety, and business support operations.
You will play an important role in maintaining operational excellence, supporting healthcare customers and internal stakeholders through robust processes, effective governance, and a strong focus on quality. The position combines strategic oversight with hands-on operational management, ensuring the business continues to deliver a reliable and professional service within a regulated medical devices environment.
Company Information
Our client is the UK subsidiary of a well-established global medical devices organisation, recognised for delivering specialist healthcare solutions across rheumatology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, and other therapeutic areas. Their products support healthcare professionals throughout the UK and Ireland, helping improve patient care through clinically focused innovation and high-quality service.
The organisation offers a collaborative and supportive working culture where quality, accountability, and continuous improvement are highly valued. Employees are encouraged to take ownership of their responsibilities, contribute to operational excellence, and work closely across functions to ensure customers and healthcare partners receive a consistently high standard of support.
Role Requirements
Manage the day-to-day operational functions of the business, ensuring effective oversight of finance administration, payroll, pensions, benefits, purchasing processes, asset management, and relationships with external accounting providers.
Oversee outsourced IT services, including hardware and software procurement, system upgrades, telephony, mobile devices, cybersecurity initiatives, and supplier management to ensure reliable business operations.
Lead, coach, and support the administrative team through performance management, training, development, appraisals, and day-to-day supervision, ensuring continuity and high standards of service.
Ensure company-wide compliance and governance through the management of contracts, insurance policies, legal documentation, reporting obligations, and relationships with external advisers and regulatory bodies.
Coordinate HR activities across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employment documentation, training, employee relations, absence management, and benefits administration.
Maintain and develop the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, overseeing audits, compliance documentation, continuous improvement initiatives, facilities management, health and safety processes, business continuity planning, and site operations.
Person Specifications
3+ years’ experience within an Operations Manager or similar operational leadership role.
Generalist HR knowledge and experience supporting people-related processes.
Working understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Strong organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to build trusted relationships across multiple business functions.
Desirable Experience:
Experience working with ISO 9001 quality standards.
CIPD qualified or part-qualified.
Previous people management and team leadership experience.
Package
£50,000-£60,000 base salary
Annual performance-related bonus
£6,000 car allowance
Pension contribution
Private Healthcare
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
If you are an experienced operations professional looking for a broad leadership role within a quality-focused medical devices organisation, we would welcome your application. This is an opportunity to take ownership of critical business operations, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and play a key role in supporting the ongoing success of a growing healthcare business.
Unless stated otherwise, candidates applying for UK-based positions must already be authorised to work in the UK.
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Date Updated
08 Jun 2026
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