Finlay Jude Associates Ltd
Office Manager
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FJA are currently recruiting for an experienced Office Manager on behalf our client based in the Greater Manchester area, to take operation responsibility for their busy and growing Plant division.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who has proven experience in a construction or plant environment. You must be confident stepping into a department, taking ownership, and driving improvements. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening processes, embedding systems, and bringing structure and clarity to plant operations.
The Office Manager role is offering a salary of up to £40,000, depending on experience. The role will be fully office based, working Monday – Friday.
Key Responsibilities In The Role Of Office Manager
- You will take full control of the Plant Division’s office function and team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while identifying and implementing improvements across processes, systems, and commercial controls.
- The business has recently implemented a new ERP system (Coins), centralising operations, and this role will support adoption and optimisation across the division.
- Lead and manage the Plant Division office team
- Oversee plant administration, coordination, and reporting
- Drive process improvement and operational efficiencies
- Ensure strong commercial awareness across plant operations
- Maintain accurate records, cost tracking, and documentation
- Encourage engagement and bring the team on board with change initiatives
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Required Experience For The Office Manager Role
- Essential: Background in construction, engineering, or plant
- Strong people skills – able to influence, engage, and motivate
- Excellent organisational and computer skills
- Resilient, proactive, and able to take initiative
- Experience with Coins ERP would be a huge advantage
- A hands-on approach with the drive to “get stuck in” and make improvements
- Strong computer / organisational skills
- Strong commercial awareness
Our client is an industry leader, delivering excellence in everything they do, so this is an excellent opportunity to join a hugely successful and ever-growing business. If you are interested in this fantastic Office Manager opportunity, then please apply now with your current updated CV.
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Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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