Operations Manager - Industrial Engineering

Location: Tauranga
Discipline: Engineering
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £$140-160k per annum
Contact name: Paul Pledge

Job ref: 144
Published: 25 days ago
Startdate: 2025-10-06
Our client, a well-established Industrial Engineering firm in Tauranga is seeking an experienced Operations Manager.

The Role

The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of a busy engineering firm. This includes management of the Workshop, site and admin teams.
This is a full-time position Mon-Fri (45 hours per week) mainly based in the workshop/office

Duties
  • Leading and Co-ordinating operational activities across workshop, site and office teams
  • Plan, schedule and allocating resources to projects
  • Monitoring project progress and budgets
  • Driving continuous improvement and efficiencies
  • Assisting with quotes and tenders
  • Supervising and mentoring the team
  • Manging relationships both internal and external
  • Types of Projects include industrial engineering, general fabrication and welding, stainless, structural, maintenance and shutdowns, pipefitting and pipe welding
  • Driving a great culture for Health & Safety
What we are looking for
  • Extensive experience of Industrial Engineering
  • Proven experience in a similar role
  • Great Leadership skills
  • Outstanding commercial acumen
  • Exceptional organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proactive and solutions-oriented approach to challenges
  • Financial literacy and strong analytical skills
  • Must hold rights to work in NZ.
  • A relevant degree would be a distinct advantage.
What’s on offer
  • A competitive salary package $140-$160k per annum
  • Role is based in the office/workshop
  • Working for a company with a great culture that works on interesting projects

About Jigsaw Staffing.

Jigsaw Staffing is a Bay of Plenty based recruitment business specialising in permanent placements. We have 7 specialist divisions, Construction, Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, HR & People, Office & Commercial and Executive.