Production Lead – High‑Reliability Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space currently seeks a Production Manager to lead our Portsmouth production team. You will drive resource planning, optimise shop-floor performance and ensure delivery of high-reliability products within time, cost and quality targets.

You will coordinate global production plans, interface with the shop floor, and push continuous improvement across the production environment while maintaining strict safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading production and optimising resource planning within a high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Experience of project planning, P6 scheduling, and defining global production plans across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience of work package management, team leadership, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Experience of utilising manufacturing systems (knowledge of SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems is advantageous).
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Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet stringent time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning (balancing manpower and machines) to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update the global production planning, ensuring successful delivery of multiple projects running in parallel according to given priorities.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure effective communication, seamless execution, and alignment with the overall production plan.
• Manage allocated work packages and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the production environment.
• Ensure all manufacturing outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment, respecting all health, safety, and legal regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Global production planning

Shop floor communication

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space currently seeks a Production Manager to lead our Portsmouth production team. You will drive resource planning, optimise shop-floor performance and ensure delivery of high-reliability products within time, cost and quality targets.

You will coordinate global production plans, interface with the shop floor, and push continuous improvement across the production environment while maintaining strict safety standards.