Business Operations Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Brighton, United Kingdom; the business is expected to move in 2027 to Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham, within a 15-minute drive of the current site.

Company

hirify.global is a defence technology company delivering aerospace, space, air, land, sea and cyber solutions for national security. The Brighton site designs, manufactures and tests carriage and release systems for fighter, rotary-wing and unmanned platforms.

What you will do

• Lead multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing, materials and resource planning, supply chain, quality, safety, continuous improvement, training and NPI.
• Develop and execute operational strategies covering cost, efficiency, quality, delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing team through talent management, succession planning and inclusive leadership.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, quality enhancement, employee engagement and safety initiatives.
• Ensure manufacturing, operations and quality contribute throughout the product development lifecycle to improve manufacturability.
• Partner with programme management, engineering, supply chain and other functions while monitoring performance and delivering results in a complex matrix environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, with at least 9 years of related experience, or a graduate degree with at least 7 years of related experience.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing, Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong leadership presence and the ability to influence across functions.
• Comprehensive knowledge within a specific technical or professional discipline and broad understanding of related areas.
• Fundamental EHS knowledge to drive proactive zero-injury plans.
• Extensive production and manufacturing management experience with complex electromechanical assembly, system integration, testing or related commodities and processes.
• Working knowledge and experience in programme management, Earned Value Management and/or comprehensive estimate-at-complete establishment and analysis.
• Successful applicants must have the right to work in the UK and meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; government security checks apply.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, engaging environment focused on professional growth, community values, excellence and work-life success.
• Half-day finish on Fridays.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with long service, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Private medical insurance, pension contributions of up to 8%, life assurance and group income protection.
• Optional healthcare, dental, gym, critical illness, cycle-to-work, travel insurance and electric car benefits.
• Employee family assistance for mental health and wellbeing, plus discretionary professional membership reimbursement.