Operations Manager

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Operations Manager

Reports To:

Managing Director

Job Ref:

OM0001

Location

The Wirral, Merseyside &/or Cardiff, Wales

Salary:

£35 - £40k (plus performance bonus), subject to experience, plus car, pension, and expenses.

About Aqualogic

Aqualogic are the UK leaders in providing leak detection and water network field services. We provide services to many of the major water utility companies and their customers, as well as an impressive cross sector customer portfolio. Our unrivalled experience in water conservation and our philosophy of Integrated Demand Management makes us the standout company within the water industry.

Our product and service portfolio allied with continual innovation is fundamental to our success; delivering our services for nearly four decades within the water sector our holistic approach is well placed for the future of water demand management.

Our services cross over all aspects of water use and are designed to offer complimentary and beneficial services to our clients. With a keen eye towards technological advancement our field services are at the cutting edge of network resilience and operability.

The Position

This permanent position is ideal for to an individual that is looking to advance their career in water industry services within a thriving and supportive workplace. Water saving solutions, industry leading innovation, challenging and supporting the water sector, are all at the heart of our business.

Spreadsheets will be old hat to you, you’ll be focused on Microsoft 365, Power Apps and Power BI. Your love for Microsoft business tools will only be matched by your desire for productivity through business and systems improvement.

As the Aqualogic Operations Manager you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, including the following:

• Fleet Management and reporting.
• Managing company workflows working with our industry leading works management platform Aquaint.
• Liaise with the management team and IT team to assist in delivering projects.
• Analyse and auditing processes to assess customer impact.
• Present proposals for business improvement.
• Liaison with our professional advisors including HR, IMS and H, S &W.
• Overseeing procurement and logistics, working with the current team.
• Attending and presenting at senior management meetings.

About You

You will have excellent IT skill with the ability to use all Microsoft packages including Office, Power BI, Power Apps, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint.

You’ll have strong communication and coaching skills, and you’ll lead from the front achieving challenging KPI’s and driving positive change within the business. You’ll have great people management skills and be able to build strong relationships with internal colleagues.

Previous water utility experience would be advantageous although not essential.

Knowledge of health and safety is a key aspect of your role, as is experience of integrated management systems. You’ll be working with our retained consultant to help us maintain our current accreditations in quality management (ISO9001), health, safety & wellbeing (ISO 45001) and environmental management (ISO 14001), as well as our Achilles accreditation.

The ability to schedule work to ensure maximum productivity and optimum asset usage will be second nature.

A full driving licence is also required.

Location

You’ll be based near our head office on The Wirral or close to our office in Cardiff. Wherever you’re located you’ll spend time at both centres where you’ll become a regular presence, as well as being out in the field meeting operatives and carrying out audits.