Operations Manager

Operations Manager London, England

Puraffinity
Full Time London, England 45000 - 50000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Operations Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000/year

ABOUT PURAFFINITY

We are an innovative and customer-driven advanced materials company focused on designing, developing, and manufacturing smart engineered adsorbent materials to capture and retain highly persistent and hazardous compounds called PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from water across the Residential, Commercial & Institutional, and Industrial market sectors.

Based in London – UK, Puraffinity was founded in 2015 and since then has become a leading organization in globally addressing PFAS, commonly known as The Forever Chemicals, due to its resistance and high mobility.

Our Vision is to provide 1 billion people with PFAS safe water by 2030, and our Mission is to protect environmental and human health by engineering precision materials to capture chemicals in water.

Puraffinity embraces diversity and fosters a collaborative and teamworking environment, and we dedicate 100% of our time to create a purposeful and sustainable environmental impact.

Our Core Values: The Environment, Collaboration, Ambition, Ground-Breaking Solutions, and Customer-Centric approach.

WHY JOIN PURAFFINITY

  • We offer great benefits: Vitality Private Health Care, enhanced pension employer contribution scheme (up to 7.5%), and mental health coaching and support by Spill
  • We offer shares in Puraffinity for all employees, which means you get recognised and rewarded for your work
  • We care about your learning and development and to support this we have a generous training budget for personal development (up to £2,000 per year)
  • A work-life balance is important – we offer 25 days annual leave (in addition to the 8 bank holidays) and a hybrid working approach
  • We have a very strong diversity and inclusion focus, and in line with this, we have equalised our parental leave and pay for all

THE ROLE

The Operations Manager role is a key member of the management team, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The role holder will have overall responsibility for the smooth day-to-day operation of key business functions, e.g. IT, Business Operations, HR and Facilities. The role is office-based in London and includes the development and implementation of new operational strategies, policies, team development and continuous improvement to drive operational excellence within the business.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Oversee and direct the daily operations of the company
  • Manage the Facilities, HR and IT teams
  • Be responsible for the budget planning and strategic direction of central operations
  • Process map, redevelop and re-design company and operational processes and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose for current trading and future growth
  • Design and implement operational business strategies, plans and procedures
  • Overall responsibility for ensuring the company is compliant with all relevant legislation
  • Responsibility for the creation and regular review of company policies
  • Design the Human Resources strategic and culture initiatives and oversee their execution
  • Ensure people plan and structures fit business need
  • Support HR with the creation and implementation of company culture initiatives
  • Provide support and advice to the COO and other stakeholders on the areas of responsibility.
  • Lead expansion activities, and represent the company wherever required to support COO
  • Address any future potential business needs through robust operational planning
  • Line management responsibilities of Office Administrator

ABOUT YOU

Our ideal candidate will have previous experience working as an Operations Manager or in a similar role with a strong understanding of central business functions including HR, IT & Facilities with demonstrable competency in planning, organisation and execution of processes and procedures in these areas.

In addition, our ideal candidate will have strong business knowledge and experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment and have exposure to managing budgets.

It would be desirable but is not essential for previous industry experience working within Deep Tech/Green Tech/Bio-Tech ecosystem.

SKILLS & COMPETENCES

  • A good balance between strategy and execution
  • Problem-solving and conflict management skills
  • Logical problem solver with good attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work on own and to be a self-starter
  • Project Management
  • Embrace change and innovation
  • Team player

Operations Manager
Puraffinity

www.puraffinity.com
London, United Kingdom
Henrik Hagemann
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1 to 50 Employees
Company - Private
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
2015
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