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Digital Operations Specialist 6 months FTC
Posted 1 day ago by Portmeirion Group Limited
We are currently recruiting for a Digital Operations Specialist to join our Ecommerce team on a fixed-term contract.Repo...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Not specified
- Location Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire
Future Operations Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Chiltern Railways
Role PurposeThe purpose of this role is to ensure detailed operational plans are developed and deployed in line with the...
- Rate £65,000 per year
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Not specified
- Location NW1, Bryanston and Dorset Square, Greater London
Operations Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Brook Street UK
Operations ManagerEast London£38,000 - £55,000 DOEFull-Time | On-Site | 12-Month FTC - Likely to become permanentLooking...
- Rate £55,000 per year
- Category Not specified
- Work type Onsite
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Principal Engineer - Lethality and Protect Operations
Posted 1 day ago by Quast Ltd
OverviewThis role sits within the Land - Weapons domain and the Lethality and Protect 4 Principal Engineer Team.The prim...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Stoke Gifford, England, United Kingdom
Finance Operations Coordinator - 6 Months
Posted 2 days ago by Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd
Delighted to be working with a long standing client who are on the hunt for a detail-driven Finance Operations Assistant...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location Leeds, Yorkshire
project manager, technical operations integration
Posted 2 days ago by Randstand (USA)
Job SummaryTake the reins on integrating mission-critical ERP and Quality Systems following a major biopharma acquisitio...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location cambridge, massachusetts (remote)
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About Our Operations Contract Roles
What does a operations contractor do?
Operations contracting puts you inside the engine room of an organisation - the warehouses, fulfilment centres, service delivery functions, shared services hubs, and back-office teams where the actual work of the business gets done. Contractors in this space are hired to fix things that are broken, build things that do not yet exist, or run things while the organisation figures out its permanent leadership. In practice, that means leading the consolidation of three regional distribution centres into one automated facility, redesigning a claims processing function that cannot keep pace with volume, standing up a shared services centre in a new location, managing the operational integration of an acquired business, or providing interim COO-level leadership during a restructuring. The work is hands-on and measurable: clients hire operations contractors to move specific metrics - throughput, cost per unit, cycle time, error rate, customer satisfaction - and your success is judged against those numbers.
What is the market like for operations contractors?
The UK operations contracting market is unglamorous but remarkably stable. Operational problems do not disappear during downturns; they intensify. When revenue falls, organisations look to contractors to cut operational costs. When demand surges, they need contractors to scale operations quickly. When acquisitions close, they need someone to integrate two sets of operations into one. This counter-cyclical resilience makes operations one of the more dependable contracting disciplines. Manufacturing and logistics are the largest hiring sectors, driven by automation programmes, warehouse consolidation, and supply chain restructuring following the disruptions of recent years. Financial services operations - payments processing, trade settlement, claims handling - represent a second major demand pool. Retail, particularly e-commerce fulfilment, and healthcare operations round out the top sectors. The market values contractors who have led operational change in a specific sector over those with generalist process improvement credentials. A contractor who has consolidated distribution networks commands more than one who can draw a value stream map but has never run a warehouse.
How much do operations contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for operations roles typically range from £350 to £650 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many operations vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 400 operations contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to July 2026.