Operations Manager
Salary
Up to £35,000 (dependant on experience)
Hours
Monday-Friday, 08:00 - 16:00
Location
RAW Workshop, Dunnock Way, Oxford, UK
Contract Type
12 Month Fixed Term
Requirements
Must haves
- Minimum of 2 years experience within business operations
- Minimum of 2 years experience in line management
- Excellent communication skills in both email and face to face communications
- Passion for creating social and environmental change
- Have drive and self motivation
- Proficient in all Microsoft and Google applications
Nice to haves
- Experience with finance administration/manage ent, including Xero system knowledge
- Worked in a start up company/growing enterprise
- Proficient knowledge of HR management
- Health & Safety management experience
- Previous work within the construction/furniture industry
About us
RAW is a fast paced and growing social enterprise based in Oxford. We disrupt markets by offering outstanding products and services all whilst creating social change and improving sustainability outcomes. Our clients include GAIL’s Bakeries, Oxford University, GSK and many, many others. What’s different about RAW is that 75% of our outstanding workforce are people who’ve walked, and survived, life’s toughest challenges to become happy, thriving and dedicated members of our tribe.
We manufacture brilliant commercial furniture, operate a sustainable online retail store and a provide a commercial reclamation service that increases circular economy and sustainability outcomes for clients. Our mission is to employ and train people who may have been out of employment for a long time and need a supportive, family-like environment to re-enter the workplace and realise their potential.
All our commercial offerings not only offer adult training and employment opportunities, but they also assist with funding our youth services. As part of these services, we provide an alternative education provision (RAW Potential) and outreach services, working alongside the NHS to access the most vulnerable young people in the community to assist them in creating positive changes.
We just think of it all as what a modern business should be.
Job description
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who prides themselves on exceptional customer service and has a keen eye for operational systems and improvements. We are looking for an Operations Manager who understands who we are and why we do it and carries that passion into everything they do. From budget monitoring, administration, reporting requirements and improvements, customer liaising all the way through to people management.
With exciting new development in the pipeline for 2025, we are looking for someone who wants to be part of developing new ways of doing business, wants to contribute ideas, find better ways and help ensure that RAW purrs operationally.