Head of Production: Drive On-Time Delivery & Change

Rubicon Recruitment; Hurn; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday

Enhanced pension

Death in service

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free on-site parking

Free eye test

39 hour week with half-day Friday

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment is seeking a Head of Production in Bournemouth to own production performance from downtime to on-time delivery, with authority to fix root causes. You will drive change initiatives, lead Team Leaders, and align the workforce to deliver measurable gains.

You will manage production planning, KPIs, and cross-functional collaboration to optimise throughput and quality. A track record of transforming operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant production management experience in manufacturing.
• Proven track record of improving performance (productivity, OTD, downtime or quality).
• Experience leading operational change rather than maintaining existing processes.
• Strong experience managing Team Leaders and/or production supervisors.
• Confident use of production data and KPIs to identify problems and drive corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Own production performance against monthly output and on-time delivery targets.
• Drive reductions in downtime, overruns and lead times using data to address root causes.
• Lead change initiatives from concept to full implementation with Team Leaders and workforce.
• Direct production planning and prioritisation, adjusting as priorities shift.
• Lead MRB and NCR resolution with cross-functional teams (Quality, Planning, Engineering, Quoting).
• Develop Team Leaders, set expectations, address underperformance and manage workforce planning.

Skills

Production management

Performance improvement

Operational change leadership

Team leadership

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Rubicon Recruitment is seeking a Head of Production in Bournemouth to own production performance from downtime to on-time delivery, with authority to fix root causes. You will drive change initiatives, lead Team Leaders, and align the workforce to deliver measurable gains.

You will manage production planning, KPIs, and cross-functional collaboration to optimise throughput and quality. A track record of transforming operations is essential.