# UK Operations Manager

UK Operations Manager Lead performance. Develop people. Drive operational excellence. About the role We’re looking for an experienced UK Operations Manager to lead our Manufacturing, Warehouse, Dispatch and Quality Control teams at Zotefoams in Croydon. This is a senior operations leadership role with responsibility for safety, production, quality, cost, delivery and people, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence. Whether you’re currently an Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Manager or Senior Operations Manager, we’d be keen to hear from you if you’ve led large teams within a manufacturing or process environment. What you’ll be doing Lead and develop teams across Manufacturing, Warehouse, Dispatch and Quality Control. Drive improvements across safety, quality, cost, delivery and operational performance. Improve manufacturing performance through Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement. Monitor and improve key KPIs including OEE, OTIF, quality, scrap and productivity. Work with Supply Chain and Sales to improve production planning and meet customer demand. Partner with Engineering to improve preventative maintenance and re

- **Id**: 4051625
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/zotefoams-uk-operations-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Croydon, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T15:01:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T02:02:18Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3045
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Plastics & Polymers, Waste Management

## Company

- **Id**: 695343
- **Name**: Zotefoams
- **Domain**: zotefoams.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/zotefoams>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Teamtailor

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.667
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 56
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T02:02:18Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 56
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T04:03:20Z

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