Production Lead – High-Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Wootton Bridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability production team, optimise resources and interfaces with the shop floor to deliver on time, on quality and on cost in a safe environment.

You will drive production planning, manage work packages, and collaborate across projects to ensure alignment with the overall production plan while supporting continuous improvement and compliant operations.

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; SAP MES knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a production team to meet time, quality, cost and safety requirements.
• Execute management resource planning to optimise manpower and machine availability.
• Define and update global production plans and manage priorities across projects.
• Interface with shop floor to ensure effective communication and execution.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production environment.
• Ensure outputs are delivered in a safe and compliant environment.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

Multi-project planning

Manufacturing systems (SAP MES)

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 interfaces with the shop floor to deliver on time, on quality and on cost in a safe environment.

You will drive production planning, manage work packages, and collaborate across projects to ensure alignment with the overall production plan while supporting continuous improvement and compliant operations.