Production Manager
- Salary
£60000 - £65000 per annum
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Location
Coventry
- Job type
Permanent
Vacancy: Production Manager
Are you an experienced Production Manager looking for a new opportunity? Do you have extensive experience managing manufacturing and service/repair operations, leading teams, and driving production performance within an engineering environment? If so, this could be the ideal role for you.
My client, a specialist engineering company, is looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead their manufacturing and service/repair operations at their facility. The successful candidate will have significant experience managing production teams within a manufacturing or engineering environment, with a strong understanding of health and safety, quality, production planning, cost control and delivery performance. You will be responsible for driving operational efficiency, maintaining high standards across the shop floor and developing a capable, motivated and high-performing workforce.
Production Manager
Permanent position
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Location: Coventry
Job Description
• Oversee daily manufacturing and workshop operations, ensuring activities are carried out safely, efficiently and in line with required quality standards and company procedures.
• Coordinate production activities and resource planning to ensure operational targets are achieved, balancing workforce requirements, materials, equipment and delivery deadlines.
• Maintain effective communication with engineering and project teams, ensuring priorities are understood, potential issues are highlighted and operational challenges are addressed promptly.
• Manage and develop a multi-skilled workforce across shift patterns, taking responsibility for recruitment, employee relations, performance reviews, training, attendance and general people management.
• Establish clear team objectives and performance standards, promoting individual responsibility and ensuring employees understand their roles and expectations.
• Review production output, operational expenditure and resource utilisation, identifying areas for improvement and implementing appropriate corrective measures.
• Work alongside the wider management team to support operational planning, achieve business targets and contribute to the ongoing development of the manufacturing function.
Essential Experience / Skills / Qualifications
• At least 10 years' experience in a management position within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial service environment.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a sizeable workforce within a shift-based production or workshop setting.
• Comprehensive understanding of workplace health and safety, quality standards, production scheduling, operational costs and delivery performance.
• Background working within an industrial manufacturing or engineering workshop environment. Knowledge of machinery servicing, maintenance or repair would be beneficial.
• Strong commercial understanding, with the ability to manage operational budgets, workforce costs, materials and equipment to support business objectives.
• Effective leadership and people management skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships while maintaining clear standards, expectations and accountability.
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities, with a practical approach to problem-solving and the confidence to introduce improvements across operational processes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with employees, customers, suppliers, colleagues and senior management.
• IOSH Managing Safely or an equivalent health and safety qualification would be advantageous.
If you feel you're a good fit for this position, please click ‘apply’.
Are you an experienced Production Manager looking for a new opportunity? Do you have extensive experience managing manufacturing and service/repair operations, leading teams, and driving production performance within an engineering environment? If so, this could be the ideal role for you.
My client, a specialist engineering company, is looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead their manufacturing and service/repair operations at their facility. The successful candidate will have significant experience managing production teams within a manufacturing or engineering environment, with a strong understanding of health and safety, quality, production planning, cost control and delivery performance. You will be responsible for driving operational efficiency, maintaining high standards across the shop floor and developing a capable, motivated and high-performing workforce.
Production Manager
Permanent position
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Location: Coventry
Job Description
• Oversee daily manufacturing and workshop operations, ensuring activities are carried out safely, efficiently and in line with required quality standards and company procedures.
• Coordinate production activities and resource planning to ensure operational targets are achieved, balancing workforce requirements, materials, equipment and delivery deadlines.
• Maintain effective communication with engineering and project teams, ensuring priorities are understood, potential issues are highlighted and operational challenges are addressed promptly.
• Manage and develop a multi-skilled workforce across shift patterns, taking responsibility for recruitment, employee relations, performance reviews, training, attendance and general people management.
• Establish clear team objectives and performance standards, promoting individual responsibility and ensuring employees understand their roles and expectations.
• Review production output, operational expenditure and resource utilisation, identifying areas for improvement and implementing appropriate corrective measures.
• Work alongside the wider management team to support operational planning, achieve business targets and contribute to the ongoing development of the manufacturing function.
Essential Experience / Skills / Qualifications
• At least 10 years' experience in a management position within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial service environment.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a sizeable workforce within a shift-based production or workshop setting.
• Comprehensive understanding of workplace health and safety, quality standards, production scheduling, operational costs and delivery performance.
• Background working within an industrial manufacturing or engineering workshop environment. Knowledge of machinery servicing, maintenance or repair would be beneficial.
• Strong commercial understanding, with the ability to manage operational budgets, workforce costs, materials and equipment to support business objectives.
• Effective leadership and people management skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships while maintaining clear standards, expectations and accountability.
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities, with a practical approach to problem-solving and the confidence to introduce improvements across operational processes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with employees, customers, suppliers, colleagues and senior management.
• IOSH Managing Safely or an equivalent health and safety qualification would be advantageous.
If you feel you're a good fit for this position, please click ‘apply’.
