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Regional Operations Manager - Engineering

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Christchurch, Dorset

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Job Title: Regional Operations Manager

Location: Hybrid / Bournemouth International Airport, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6NW

Salary: Competitive 

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

About the Company:

As of January 2026, Averna and Spherea joined forces to form the Spherea Group. A global Test & Quality Solution leader, Averna Powered by Spherea partners with product designers, developers and manufacturers to help them achieve higher product quality, accelerate time to market and protect their brands by covering and offering solutions and expertise for the entire product lifecycle. 

Averna Powered by Spherea offers specialized expertise and innovative test, vision inspection, precision assembly and automated solutions that deliver substantial technical, financial and market benefits for clients in the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, defence, energy, industrials, medical devices & life sciences, semiconductor, telecom and transportation industries. 

Their solutions include prototyping & consulting, precision assembly & production, automated test solutions, in-line test systems, test system replication, and test platforms & products. Averna Powered by Spherea's expertise ranges from vision systems, specialized battery test, RF & microwave and fibre optics to robotics & motion, instrumentation, control systems, and data management.

Key responsibilities include:

Operational Responsibilities

Oversee the execution and delivery of customer projects within the region, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and high-quality outcomes.
Manage day-to-day regional operations including project planning, resource allocation, and capacity management.
Ensure compliance with company processes, quality standards, and safety regulations.
Identify operational risks and implement corrective actions in a proactive manner.
Foster close collaboration between engineering, project management, and support functions to ensure seamless delivery.
Continuously monitor KPIs (employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction) and operational performance metrics, and implement improvements where needed.
Actively collaborate with resource centres to share best practices and coordinate cross-border support when needed.
Act as the escalation point for key operational challenges within the region.Commercial Support & Growth

Actively support sales and business development by focusing on strategic customers for whom our technical capabilities, footprint, quality and customer support (Averna's differentiators) are valued by: 
Bringing subject-matter expertise in Test, Quality & Precision Assembly by a group of customer-oriented and facing subject-matter experts;
Building strong relationships/partnerships in order to better understand their expectations.People Leadership & Development

Lead regional teams by managing competencies and strengthening capabilities.
Identify and develop successors to ensure leadership continuity.Financial Oversight

Ensure achievement of gross margin targets.
Monitor and manage internal time allocation effectively.
Oversee regional operational and capital expenditure within approved budgets.Strategic Management

Align regional operations with broader corporate strategy and stakeholders.
Contribute to innovation and process improvement in collaboration with global teams.About you:

Experience in operations, project delivery, or engineering management within a technical environment.
Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and driving employee development and engagement.
Strong business acumen with experience managing budgets, gross margin targets, resource planning, and operational performance.
Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships and support business growth through operational and technical expertise.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.What's in It for You:

Diverse, supportive, and growth-oriented environment
Collaboration opportunities with teams across Europe and globally
Generous pension scheme (4% employee / 8% employer)
Full family health care plan
Family health cash plan
27 days holiday + bank holidays
Life assurance & income protection insurance
Professional development opportunities
Flexible working hours #LI-HYBRID
Recognition programsAdditional Information:

Averna Powered by Spherea is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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Candidates with experience of: Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Engineering Operations Coordinator, Operational Director - Engineering, Project Delivery Manager, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Operations Manager, Electrical Engineering Manager, Operations Head may also be considered for this role

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