Production Lead: Scale Autonomous Aircraft Manufacturing

SYOS Aerospace; Fareham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SYOS Aerospace in the UK is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead the day-to-day manufacturing of autonomous air vehicles. This hands-on leadership role requires delivering safe, on-time, high-quality production while coaching a skilled team and collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Project Management.

You'll drive production planning, resources and schedules, implement lean improvements, manage KPIs, and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental

Qualifications

• Experience leading production, manufacturing or assembly operations within UK manufacturing.
• Experience working in a regulated or quality-focused manufacturing environment (aerospace/defence/marine/electronics/advanced engineering).
• Experience managing production schedules and KPIs.
• Strong people leadership and coaching of shop-floor staff.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements in manufacturing.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems for production planning and control.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and root-cause analysis.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration across Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production operation at the UK Air Production site, delivering plans safely and to the required quality standards.
• Create, maintain and communicate daily, weekly and monthly production schedules aligned with customer and business priorities.
• Plan production resources, labour, skills, equipment and materials, identifying constraints and risks early and drive SQDCM improvements.
• Lead, coach and develop Production Team Leaders and shop-floor personnel, building accountability and continuous improvement.
• Monitor production output, efficiency, labour utilisation, quality and schedule adherence using KPIs.
• Collaborate with Quality to resolve non-conformances and implement corrective actions; partner with Manufacturing Engineering to improve processes.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Stores and Purchasing to ensure materials and equipment are available when needed.
• Represent Production in engineering change control and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.

Skills

Production leadership

UK manufacturing

Regulated quality manufacturing

Production scheduling

KPIs

People leadership

ERP/MRP

Continuous improvement

Communication

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations management qualification

IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

SYOS Aerospace in the UK is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead the day-to-day manufacturing of autonomous air vehicles. This hands-on leadership role requires delivering safe, on-time, high-quality production while coaching a skilled team and collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Project Management.

You'll drive production planning, resources and schedules, implement lean improvements, manage KPIs, and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental