Manufacturing Production Lead

Consult; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 26,230 - 37,359; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Skelmersdale is seeking an experienced Production Leader to oversee daily assembly operations. The role involves providing leadership to teams, ensuring safe and timely customer order delivery, and driving improvements in safety and quality. Candidates should have proven supervisory experience and strong communication skills within a clean manufacturing environment. Competitive hourly pay is offered for a contract role with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Proven supervisory or production leadership experience required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills needed.
• Solid understanding of safe manufacturing operations required.
• Ability to prioritize work and lead under pressure.
• Experience in a clean manufacturing or assembly environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-line leadership to production employees.
• Ensure safe, on-time delivery of customer orders.
• Drive safety performance and maintain risk assessments.
• Establish and lead meetings on problem solving.
• Run performance reviews monitoring key metrics.
• Engage teams to adopt change and improve processes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Strong communication skills

Understanding of safe manufacturing operations

Ability to lead under pressure

Experience in clean manufacturing environment

SAP knowledge

Job description

Manufacturing Production Lead

A large manufacturing operation is seeking an experienced Production Leader to support day‑to‑day assembly operations within a fast‑paced production environment. Working closely with the Operations Manager and other Production Area Leaders, this role focuses on delivering daily performance across safety, quality, service, cost, and employee engagement, while also driving short‑term improvements and operational excellence.

This is a hands‑on leadership role, suited to someone who can quickly take ownership, lead teams effectively, and operate confidently under changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide front‑line leadership and supervision to production employees within the assigned area.
• Lead daily operations to ensure safe, on‑time, and in‑full delivery of customer orders.
• Drive safety performance by identifying hazards, maintaining risk assessments, and closing safety actions.
• Establish and lead Tier 1 meetings, coaching operators on first‑line problem solving and quality conformance.
• Run Tier 2 performance reviews, monitoring output, yield, quality, cost, and order status.
• Collate and contribute performance data and reports for Tier 3 reviews.
• Influence and engage teams to adopt change, improve processes, and enhance operational performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at cost reduction and operational efficiency.

About You

• Proven supervisory or production leadership experience (required for immediate effectiveness).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Solid understanding of safe manufacturing operations (e.g. manual handling, LOTO, COSHH).
• Ability to prioritise work, lead under pressure, and get the best from teams in a changing environment.
• Experience working in a clean manufacturing or assembly environment.
• Exposure to automated or semi‑automated processes and fine detailed assembly work.
• SAP knowledge (training and support can be provided).

If you’re interested in the above role then please click apply or get in touch to discuss further.

Consult will endeavour to contact candidates within 14 days of application. However, if you do not hear back after 2 weeks then please assume on this occasion, unfortunately, you have not been successful.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior.

Employment type: Contract.

Job function: Management. Industry: Manufacturing.

Salary: Up to £23.08 per hour. Contract: 6‑Month initial contract but high chance of extending.