High-Reliability Production Leader – Aerospace

Airbus S.A.S.; Headbourne Worthy; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space seeks a Production Manager for its Portsmouth site to lead a production team in delivering high-reliability products on time, on quality, and on cost within a safe environment.

You will manage resource planning, define global production plans, and directly engage with the shop floor to ensure seamless execution across multiple projects while driving continuous improvement and compliance with health, safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in a high-reliability environment.
• Experience with project planning, P6 scheduling, and global production plans across multiple projects.
• Experience with work package management and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost and safety targets.
• Execute resource planning to optimise manpower and equipment on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production plans for parallel projects.
• Interface with shop floor to ensure clear communication and execution of the production plan.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production environment.

Skills

High-reliability manufacturing

P6 scheduling

Shop floor leadership

SAP MES knowledge

Tools

SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space seeks a Production Manager for its Portsmouth site to lead a production team in delivering high-reliability products on time, on quality, and on cost within a safe environment.

You will manage resource planning, define global production plans, and directly engage with the shop floor to ensure seamless execution across multiple projects while driving continuous improvement and compliance with health, safety and regulatory standards.