Permanent operations leadership recruitment across the Tees Valley.
Permanent leadership hires should leave a site stronger, safer and more profitable.
Across the Tees Valley, many leadership vacancies sit at sites such as Teesport and the Teesside Freeport estates. We search for leaders who already know that market.
When few proven leaders are within reach of Billingham, we widen the search and consider relocation before recommending a compromise.
Leadership demand across the Tees Valley follows chemicals and process industries, port and container logistics, steel and heavy manufacturing and rail-linked 3PLs.
Permanent operations leadership, from site operations managers to operations directors.
We ask how candidates built their management teams and what happened to staff turnover on their watch.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
For a new contract or site we can recruit the general manager and the senior team, timed to go-live.
Indicative permanent salaries in Billingham run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Senior candidates compare the whole package: bonus, car allowance, pension, holiday and the authority the role carries. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
Frequent changes at the top of a site show up in turnover, safety and service levels. Continuity steadies all three.
We find out what made each candidate leave their last role, because that tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across the Tees Valley.
We look at the P&L, headcount and service levels they have been responsible for, their safety record and their right to work, then discuss your operation with them.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Upload your CV and tell us the size of operation, the sector and the location you want. We will contact you, discreetly, when a permanent role fits.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the North East:
Other specialisms in Billingham:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Billingham.
Begin with the essentials: the operation, the P&L and the start date.