Production Lead, High‑Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Fisher's Pond; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth seeks a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability manufacturing team and deliver on time, quality and cost targets. The role focuses on resource planning, global production scheduling, and continuous improvement to optimise shop-floor performance.

You will coordinate with multiple projects, manage work packages, and ensure safety and compliance across the production environment. A robust leadership background is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading production and optimising resource planning (manpower and machines) 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).

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

Project planning

P6 scheduling

Global production plans

Work package management

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing systems

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth seeks a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability manufacturing team and deliver on time, quality and cost targets. The role focuses on resource planning, global production scheduling, and continuous improvement to optimise shop-floor performance.

You will coordinate with multiple projects, manage work packages, and ensure safety and compliance across the production environment. A robust leadership background is essential.