Production Leader - Designate

Penta Precision Engineering Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking precision machining company as a Production Leader - Designate, where your potential matters as much as your experience. This role offers a clear pathway into senior production leadership, allowing you to grow and make a meaningful impact. You'll support the Head of Manufacturing, coordinate live works orders, and learn essential systems and processes. With a focus on continuous improvement and leadership development, this is a rare opportunity to be mentored and trained in a dynamic environment that values its people.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Death in service insurance

Profit-related bonus

Leadership Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proactive engineer with a CNC machining background.
• Strong organizational skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate live works orders and assist with production planning.
• Lead daily operations and support team leaders in achieving production goals.

Skills

CNC machining

manufacturing background

organizational skills

interpersonal skills

continuous improvement mindset

Job description

Grow into a leadership role as our Production Leader - Designate

• Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire

Ready to step up into a leadership role in manufacturing?

Are you a proactive engineer looking for a meaningful next move, one where your mindset, values and potential matter as much as your experience? We're looking for a Production Leader - Designate at Penta Precision, a growing precision machining business in Portsmouth.

This role is a development opportunity designed to take the right person on a clear pathway into senior production leadership over time.

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What you will be doing:

We want to invest in taking the right person on a journey with us.

Starting out, you’ll support the Head of Manufacturing and Quality with:

• Day-to-day coordination of live works orders through the shopfloor
• Assisting with production planning and scheduling
• Communicating with departments across the business to ensure smooth workflow
• Learning our systems, processes, and planning tools from the ground up

Over time, you’ll progress to:

• Taking ownership of the full production schedule
• Leading the daily operations of the production department
• Line managing team leaders and supporting them to deliver on the plan
• Running daily and weekly production meetings
• Driving performance and continuous improvement

Why Join Penta?

We're a progressive, people focused subcontract precision machining business with big plans.

You'll join at an exciting stage as we grow our team, expand our capabilities, and continue our journey to become "the engineering company where everyone wants to work and who everyone wants to buy from."

You don’t need to have held a production leadership role before, but you do need the right attitude, energy, and foundation to grow into one.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a CNC machining and manufacturing background
• Is organised, proactive, and eager to learn
• Is curious, asks smart questions, and seeks to understand the bigger picture
• Shows empathy, humility, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Is comfortable using computers and willing to learn production systems
• Has or is ready to develop ownership mentality. Someone who “gets it” and “wants it”
• Wants to be the best at what they do and brings a mindset of continuous improvement
• Aligns with Penta’s core values and long-term vision

This is a rare opportunity to be trained and mentored into a leadership role with real impact and purpose.

About Penta Precision

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Founded in 1998, Penta Precision is a forward-thinking subcontract machining company with a reputation for producing high-quality, complex components across aerospace, marine, medical and more. Our recent investments in people, facilities and equipment support our long-term vision, and in 2022 we were proud winners of the Business Growth Award at the Central South Business Awards.

Our mission is clear: to become “the engineering company where everyone wants to work and who everyone wants to buy from.”

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 starting salary range, with clear progression as you develop your skills and take on more responsibility
• Profit-related bonus based on performance and Penta’s Core Values
• Leadership Development: A clear, supported pathway to grow into a senior leadership role, with hands-on experience, mentorship, and real responsibility from day one.
• Leave: 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays & birthday
• Contributory pension scheme
• Death in service insurance

Hours of Work:

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• Monday – Thursday: 7:30am to 5:00pm, with a 30-minute lunch break
• Friday: 7:30am to 12:30pm

CURRENT VACANCIES
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We currently have the following vacancies within our business:

However,if you have relevant industry experience in the following areas and would like to register your interest, then please get in contact using the contact details below.

If you'd like to visit, have a coffee and get a better understanding of the journey we're undertaking and what we are looking to achieve for our people, then contact Alex Corbett-Ball at [e-mail]

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