Operations & Project Management

 

Roles in operations and project management can be generalised, overseeing all related work within a business, or focused on a specific area.

We have several operational roles, working mainly with our Warehouse and Logistics teams, and several project roles across the business in other departments including Quality Control & Product Development, and Career Development, Recruitment & Consultancy. Roles start at assistant level on a salary of £16,000 per annum, with the opportunity to progress either into individual team leadership and management roles earning up to £100,000.

Operational expertise, all round business knowledge along with a number of key skills and attributes provide excellent grounding for becoming a Shareholder / Business Owner / Director.

 

Operations & Project Management In More Detail

The purpose of operational roles is to analyse operational process with a view to implement improvements, and working to improve the productivity and efficiency of a business.  This process applies to every single area or department within any business.

Operations and project management go hand in hand in this respect, as to be able make the necessary improvements, there is often a related project that needs to be managed end to end to ensure the desired result is achieved. 

A recent example of operational and project management success in our business is the completion of a brand-new warehouse space, thus enabling us to run our back of house operations more efficiently and providing plenty of room for planned growth.

For operational roles good people skills are desirable, coupled with good business understanding and the following key attributes:

  • Organised and thorough.

  • Good leadership and delegation skills.

  • Strategic and commercially aware.

  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

What Our Team Say

 

“As Operations Director I oversee operational activities at every level of the organisation. Every day is different, and you never know what you will be doing next! Duties include strategizing processes to improve and ensure everyone completes their tasks on schedule and where possible saving the organisation money. A typical day could include, HR, H&S, project managing maintenance and building projects, company vehicle checks, staff training, budgeting, implementing new procedures and improving current procedures, overseeing staff with their day to day roles. It’s a very varied role which I find extremely enjoyable and very rewarding.”

— Simon. Operations Director.

“My job role as Operations Supervisor is very varied, however my main responsibilities are to ensure that the Marches Business Group workshop is running smoothly, and the workload is managed efficiently.

My duties include sourcing and reordering consumables that the workshop uses as well as any tools that are required.

Another responsibility of mine is to work alongside the “From the Anvil” sales team to coordinate and process lighting orders which are finished in our onsite Workshop, and I also work within the warehouses to help in the daily operations and with ongoing projects.

There are many reasons I like working for the Marches Business Group, I enjoy the company ethos and the fact that they are very focused on developing their employees both in their career and personal development.

I think the fact that the companies routes stem from a family business makes for a very friendly, non-corporate working environment.

I enjoy the logistical challenges that the growing business brings to my job role, and the variation that comes from the group having so much variety and potential within it. ”

— Tom. Operations Supervisor.