Production Lead - High-Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Frensham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to join our Production team. You will lead a production team to deliver high-reliability products, optimise resource planning, and interface with the shop floor to ensure on-time, on-cost delivery within a safe environment.

You will define global production plans, manage work packages, and drive continuous improvement across the production environment, while meeting stringent time, quality, cost and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading production and optimising resource planning in 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 MES is advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet stringent time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning 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 priorities.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure effective communication, seamless execution, and alignment with the 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 health, safety, and legal regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Global production planning

Shop floor interface

Work package management

Continuous improvement

SAP MES knowledge

Tools

Manufacturing systems

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to join our Production team. You will lead a production team to deliver high-reliability products, optimise resource planning, and interface with the shop floor to ensure on-time, on-cost delivery within a safe environment.

You will define global production plans, manage work packages, and drive continuous improvement across the production environment, while meeting stringent time, quality, cost and safety requirements.