Operations Manager - Greater London, United Kingdom - Stratum Reservoir

Description

Job Description

Stratum Reservoir (UK) Ltd is the regional leader in provision of laboratory analyses conducted on drill cores and reservoir fluids for the Energy Industry. The company is part of the international Stratum Reservoir group, which has offices in 17 countries and offers a full range of services related to subsurface analyses, reservoir description and evaluation. In the UK we have a team of 30 employees working across our Guildford and Northwich facilities; this is an onsite role located in Normandy.

We are now looking for an Operations Manager to lead our Guildford facility. The candidate will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, optimizing workflow efficiency, and fostering a culture of safety and excellence within the team.

Work tasks:

• Ensure the organization is optimally organized to identify customer needs, offer appropriate and cost-effective solutions, exceed client expectations, and continuously improve in line with QHSSE and operational excellence plans.
• Accountable for P&L, budget, and meeting the locations financial targets.
• Organize personnel, equipment, and material resources in the most productive and cost-effective way to meet activity demands.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet project timelines and deliverables.
• Oversee maintenance, calibration and procurement schedules to ensure business continuity.
• Lead and mentor staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Monitor QHSSE performance, apply accountability and remedial action plans as needed in a timely fashion and ensure the required training is kept up to date by all team members.
• Work with the regional Sales Team to help steer prospective and organic growth.
• Promote the visibility of the company through industry events and active participation in technical societies and organizations.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree within engineering, science or instrumentation.
• Proven experience in laboratory management or operations role.
• Previous responsibility for financial results, including a history of driving both productivity and cost efficiency.
• Good knowledge of the petroleum and/or new energies industries, preferably within core and fluid analysis.

Personal skills:

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Ability to accurately assess, solve, implement, and communicate solutions to problems.
• Proven focus on customer service and delivery with an extensive knowledge of Laboratory Equipment, parts and services.
• Ability to work in high pressure situations, balancing both client and business expectations.
• Enthusiastic and committed.
• Good collaboration skills and the ability to work in multidiscipline teams.

We offer:

• Good pension and insurance schemes
• Development opportunities in an international organization
• Good working environment and great colleagues.

Workplace:

Henley Business Park, Unit 1b, Pirbright Rd, Normandy, Guildford GU3 2DX