Aerospace Production Lead — High‑Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Swarraton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit share

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax‑free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a production team, optimise resource planning, and interface with the shop floor to deliver high-reliability products on time, on quality, and on cost.

You will manage production planning, drive continuous improvement, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while coordinating with multiple parallel projects and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Experience in project planning, P6 scheduling, and defining global production plans across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience in work package management, team leadership, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost, and safety targets.
• Execute management resource planning to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning to deliver multiple projects in parallel.
• Interface with the shop floor to ensure effective communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production environment and manage work packages.

Skills

Leadership

Resource planning

Project planning

Work package management

Tools

SAP MES

Primavera P6

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a production team, optimise resource planning, and interface with the shop floor to deliver high-reliability products on time, on quality, and on cost.

You will manage production planning, drive continuous improvement, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while coordinating with multiple parallel projects and stakeholders.