Manufacturing Leader

Theo James Recruitment; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension matched up to 6%

Annual bonus up to 5%

Job summary

The Manufacturing Leader role in Newcastle requires a hands-on engineering leader to own a varied manufacturing environment. You will bridge manufacturing strategy and execution, coordinating people and resources to maintain delivery performance across multiple processes.

You will lead shop-floor activities, support Supervisors, manage labour, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Planning and Stores.

Qualifications

• Strong manufacturing leadership experience within a heavy industrial, engineering or metal manufacturing environment.
• Experience across machining and fabrication environments would be relevant.
• Hands-on engineering background with progression into leadership is advantageous.
• A degree in business, engineering or manufacturing is preferred, or equivalent experience. Experience with structured quality management systems is required, AS9100 or aerospace/defence experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing activity and coordinate priorities across a broad range of processes.
• Support Supervisors, manage labour and scheduling priorities, monitor KPIs and coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Planning and Stores.
• Translate strategy into clear priorities and ensure delivery performance.
• Take responsibility for people-management activities including performance reviews, objectives and attendance, and drive standardisation and continuous improvement.

Job description

Job Title

Manufacturing Leader

Location

Newcastle

Salary

£50,000-£60,000

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension matched up to 6%
• Annual bonus of up to 5% of salary

The Company

An established engineering and manufacturing business operating across markets including space, aviation, defence, medical and engineered products.

Working Hours

• Monday-Thursday: 08:30-17:00
• Friday: 08:30-13:00

Job Description

This is a newly created Manufacturing Leader position with the opportunity to take genuine ownership across a varied manufacturing environment. With new products being developed and increasing activity in areas including space, the business wants someone who can strengthen day-to-day manufacturing leadership while bringing fresh ideas and new ways of working.

The Manufacturing Leader will sit between manufacturing strategy and daily execution, taking responsibility for operational control and coordination across manufacturing. You will translate direction into clear priorities, coordinate people and resources, resolve operational issues and maintain consistent delivery performance.

Working across a broad range of manufacturing processes, the Manufacturing Leader will lead daily manufacturing activity, support Supervisors, manage labour and scheduling priorities, monitor KPIs and work closely with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Planning and Stores.

You will also take responsibility for people-management activity including performance reviews, objectives and attendance, while helping drive standardisation, continuous improvement, process discipline and safe working practices.

Skills & Experience

The successful Manufacturing Leader will need strong manufacturing leadership experience within a heavy industrial, engineering or metal manufacturing environment.

Experience across machining and fabrication environments would be particularly relevant. This is a varied, fast-moving operation rather than a high-volume production-line environment, so versatility and sound operational judgement are important.

To succeed as Manufacturing Leader, you should be comfortable managing changing priorities, labour and resource conflicts while building credibility with experienced shop-floor teams.

A hands-on engineering background with progression into leadership would be advantageous. A degree in business, engineering or manufacturing is preferred, or equivalent experience. Experience of structured quality management systems is required, with AS9100 or aerospace/defence manufacturing experience advantageous.

Why Should You Apply?

The Manufacturing Leader joins a business where the manufacturing environment offers significant variety, with established and new products moving through a broad range of engineering processes.

For an experienced Manufacturing Leader who enjoys being close to manufacturing while improving how an operation performs, this offers the opportunity to bring outside experience and fresh thinking into a newly created role. There is also potential over time to develop towards broader Manufacturing Manager responsibilities