A rapidly growing, private equity backed manufacturing group is seeking an experienced Head of Regional Operations to lead multi-site performance, integrate newly acquired facilities, and deliver world-class operational standards within a regulated precision engineering environment.

Client Details

A dynamic, high-growth manufacturing group operating within the precision engineering, aerospace, and defence supply chain is looking to appoint a Head of Regional Operations to lead the integration, optimisation, and performance of multiple UK sites.

Description

What You'll Be Doing

• Multi-site leadership: Standardise processes, drive performance, and embed best practice across newly acquired sites.
• Integration & change: Align ERP, quality standards (AS9100), reporting, and culture across the group.
• Performance delivery: Support site leaders to boost productivity, revenue, and EBITDA.
• Supply chain: Strengthen material flow, procurement efficiency, and overall supply chain resilience.
• Culture & transformation: Help transition sites from family-run operations to a PE-backed structure while maintaining autonomy and values.
• Compliance: Ensure high standards in quality, safety, traceability, and regulatory compliance across aerospace/defence manufacturing.

Profile

Ideal Candidate

• Experience in precision engineering, high-tolerance machining, or advanced manufacturing, with a background leading multi-site operations.
• Strong capability in Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement, with a proven track record of improving operational performance.
• Confident communicator able to engage effectively from shop-floor teams to senior leadership.
• Solid people management experience, able to recruit, develop and elevate performance across different sites.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing or influencing P&L, understanding the link between operational decisions and financial outcomes.
• Ideally brings exposure to aerospace/defence, M&A integration, or private-equity-backed growth environments.
• Operates as a change agent, humble, credible, and able to guide teams through significant transition.
• Hands-on "player/manager" style, comfortable balancing strategic direction with practical delivery.
• High integrity, data-driven mindset, and strong emotional intelligence with the ability to communicate clearly and resolve conflict constructively.

Job Offer

Excellent package including a strong base salary, bonus and equity opportunity.

High-growth trajectory with the opportunity to shape a rapidly expanding organisation.