Production Lead – High‑Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Bramdean; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Share options

Car leasing

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tech scheme

Discounts

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high‑reliability production team, optimise resources, and ensure on‑time, on‑cost, and quality delivery in a safe environment.

You will drive global production planning, balance manpower and machines on the shop floor, and collaborate with project teams to optimise multiple parallel projects while maintaining stringent safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in a high‑reliability manufacturing environment.
• Experience with project planning and P6 scheduling across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience with work package management, team leadership and shop floor process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost and safety requirements.
• Execute resource planning to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning to deliver multiple projects in parallel.
• Interface with the shop floor to ensure alignment with the production plan.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across production.
• Ensure manufacturing outputs are delivered in a safe and compliant environment.

Skills

Production leadership

P6 scheduling

Work package management

Continuous improvement

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high‑reliability production team, optimise resources, and ensure on‑time, on‑cost, and quality delivery in a safe environment.

You will drive global production planning, balance manpower and machines on the shop floor, and collaborate with project teams to optimise multiple parallel projects while maintaining stringent safety and regulatory standards.