Production Lead: High‑Reliability Manufacturing, Flexible Hours

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

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 lead our Production team on high‑reliability products. You will optimise resource planning, coordinate with the shop floor, and deliver on-time, on-quality, and on-cost results in a safe environment.

You'll drive continuous improvements across multiple parallel projects and work packages. The role requires strong experience in production leadership and global planning, with familiarity of SAP MES highly advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production in a high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Experience with project planning and global production plans across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience with work package management, team leadership and continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Familiarity with SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a production team to meet stringent time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning to optimise manpower and machines on the shop floor.
• Define and update the global production planning for parallel projects.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure alignment with the production plan.
• Manage allocated work packages and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure manufacturing outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment and compliant with regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Global production planning

Shop floor liaison

SAP MES knowledge

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead our Production team on high‑reliability products. You will optimise resource planning, coordinate with the shop floor, and deliver on-time, on-quality, and on-cost results in a safe environment.

You'll drive continuous improvements across multiple parallel projects and work packages. The role requires strong experience in production leadership and global planning, with familiarity of SAP MES highly advantageous.