Operations Manager - Forestry

Your new company Our client is the leading private forestry company with a national presence in Ireland. Its main activities include the establishment of private forestry plantations, forest management, land sourcing and road building, along with plantation and timber sales. It has a reputation as a high quality operator in all its business areas and is profitable and well capitalised.

Your new role We are seeking an Operations Manager to join their team on a full-time basis. Acting as the 2IC to the company's MD, this role will provide leadership and oversight of forestry establishment operations, harvesting, timber sales and related forestry services and oversight of the finance team;

Joining the senior management of the Company and participating in matters of strategic importance; Setting targets, measuring KPIs and leading and encouraging forestry staff in their roles Liaising with foresters and the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service in relation of the forestry grants; and Managing the company's finance and admin team

What you'll need to succeed

• Possess a high degree of integrity and a commitment to strong governance;
• Be commercially astute, technically strong and be able to drive business performance through metrics.
• Be an excellent administrator with strong communication skills;
• Be IT literate, particularly in Excel and data management;
• Energetic, self-motivated and an innovative approach to business growth and success;
• This role may suit someone with managerial experience in an agricultural business or an operations-focused finance professional with ambitions of senior management.

What you'll get in return This is a newly created role, where no 2 days are the same. You will be on the front line supporting the foresters on the ground, whilst representing a business that promotes over 6,000 clients. Your role will be hybrid with 2 - 3 days based in their office in Clonakilty, Co Cork. This role offers a seat on their senior leadership team, career progression, bonus incentives, a company car and much, much more!

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