Permanent operations leadership recruitment across Cumbria.
Permanent leadership hires should leave a site stronger, safer and more profitable.
Operations vacancies across Cumbria come from food and drink and dairy processing, nuclear and marine supply chains, forestry and timber and regional hauliers. Each needs leaders who can hold service levels and margin at once.
Many operations roles cover more than one site. We check how much travel each candidate is ready for before they reach the shortlist.
Sites such as the M6 corridor at Carlisle and Penrith compete for the same proven leaders, which keeps senior pay competitive.
From operations managers to directors of operations.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Senior searches are run confidentially, whether you are replacing a leader or planning ahead.
Indicative permanent salaries in Kendal run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Operations pay in the North West moves with the size of the operation, the number of sites and the contract: multi-site and director roles earn the most. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
An empty leadership seat is expensive: overtime climbs, clients lose patience and the team stops improving.
Many operations directors began as shift or site managers. We recruit at every step of that path.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across Cumbria.
Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
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 recruit general managers and contract managers who run client contracts for third-party logistics providers.
Yes. We cover operations across the North West and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the North West:
Other specialisms in Kendal:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kendal.
Give us the role and we will shortlist leaders who have already run an operation like yours.