Production Leader for High‑Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Pension scheme

Share options

Car leasing

Onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free tech scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability manufacturing team on site. You will optimise manpower and machines, define global production plans, and drive continuous improvement across multiple parallel projects while interfacing with the shop floor to ensure on-time, on-quality, on-cost delivery in a safe environment.

The role requires strong experience in production leadership, resource planning, P6 scheduling, and manufacturing systems such as SAP MES; a

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in a high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Experience with project planning, P6 scheduling, and defining global production plans across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience with work package management, team leadership, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Experience with manufacturing systems; knowledge of SAP MES is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning to deliver multiple projects in parallel.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure effective communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Manage work packages and drive continuous improvement across production.
• Ensure outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment complying with regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Global production planning

Work package management

Continuous improvement

Shop floor interfacing

Manufacturing systems

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability manufacturing team on site. You will optimise manpower and machines, define global production plans, and drive continuous improvement across multiple parallel projects while interfacing with the shop floor to ensure on-time, on-quality, on-cost delivery in a safe environment.

The role requires strong experience in production leadership, resource planning, P6 scheduling, and manufacturing systems such as SAP MES; a