Operations Manager

Job description

Operations Manager – Magnus Search (King’s Hill)

Magnus Search is a specialist recruitment agency in the transport, logistics, and industrial sectors. We’re a close-knit, ambitious team that moves fast, thinks big, and genuinely cares about doing things right. After an exciting period of growth - acquiring new businesses, expanding our reach, and building the kind of operation other agencies aspire to -we’re looking for someone ready to grow with us.

This is not your average operations role. As our Operations Manager, you’ll sit at the heart of the business, ensuring everything runs smoothly, nothing slips through the cracks, and structure is brought to our fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. You’ll work directly with our Directors and collaborate closely with our compliance team to keep our temporary workforce audit-ready at all times.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking ownership of day-to-day operational functions across the business.
• Leading the integration of newly acquired business units into our systems, processes, and culture.
• Working with our compliance team to ensure client-facing processes and our temporary workforce meet audit standards (including GLAA obligations).
• Implementing and championing systems and tools, including CRM and Sage HR, and driving adoption across the team.
• Managing HR functions: onboarding, offboarding, contracts, performance management, and employment law compliance.
• Drafting and maintaining business-critical documents, policies, and process guides.
• Tracking memberships, renewals, audits, and deadlines so nothing is ever missed.
• Supporting Directors with ad hoc projects, audits, and business-critical tasks.

Who We're Looking For

You’ll need experience working in a recruitment agency, ideally in temporary recruitment. Transport, logistics, and industrial experience is a bonus, but strong candidates from other fast-paced temp markets (e.g., healthcare) are welcome.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Loves building structure, documenting processes, and ensuring systems are used properly.
• Is confident with technology and can quickly pick up new platforms.
• Understands HR functions, employment law, contracts, and compliance.
• Can manage multiple priorities without losing attention to detail.
• Writes clearly and communicates effectively across teams.
• Takes ownership, uses initiative, and thrives in a proactive, can-do environment.

You might be a senior / experienced recruiter ready to step away from billing into operations, or you could already have operational experience and be looking for a bigger, more varied challenge.

Why Join Magnus Search

• Permanent role with long-term career development.
• A key seat at the table report directly to the Directors.
• Real progression opportunities as we continue to grow through acquisitions and organic expansion.
• Incentive trips, summer parties, and Christmas events.
• A dynamic, fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
• The chance to shape how the business operates and truly make the role your own

For more information please email Chris Maurice; c.maurice@hwthree.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Kings Hill

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

Logistics jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English