Hands-On Production Manager: Lean & Delivery Excellence

Adecco (Portugal); Ferndown; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay per hour

Mon-Fri 9-5 schedule

3-month initial contract

Impactful manufacturing role

Job summary

Adecco Bournemouth seeks a Production Manager to lead a busy manufacturing site, driving operational performance, safety, and an efficient production plan. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, team leadership, and collaboration with the Head of Manufacturing.

The candidate will oversee planning, KPI delivery, and manufacturing best practices, with a 3-month initial contract and a standard Mon-Fri 9:00–17:00 schedule at Bournemouth site.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing production or manufacturing teams in engineering, electronics, or regulated environments.
• Experience delivering measurable operational improvements.
• Strong understanding of production planning, capacity management and CI methodologies.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP/MRP systems.
• Good knowledge of UK health and safety requirements in manufacturing.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• IOSH, NEBOSH, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma qualifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support production teams to meet daily output targets safely and efficiently.
• Drive improvements in delivery performance, product quality, costs and inventory management.
• Manage production planning activities ensuring labour, materials and equipment align to needs.
• Monitor KPIs including On Time Delivery, First Pass Yield, productivity and inventory accuracy.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions for quality issues.
• Coach Production Supervisors and teams to promote accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead daily operational meetings and ensure cross-department communication.
• Support Lean initiatives and embed best practices across production.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Adecco Bournemouth seeks a Production Manager to lead a busy manufacturing site, driving operational performance, safety, and an efficient production plan. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, team leadership, and collaboration with the Head of Manufacturing.

The candidate will oversee planning, KPI delivery, and manufacturing best practices, with a 3-month initial contract and a standard Mon-Fri 9:00–17:00 schedule at Bournemouth site.