Production Manager

BAE Systems.; Cowes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company in the UK is seeking a Production Manager based in Cowes. The role requires strong management skills, a solid understanding of assembly processes, and effective leadership in a dynamic environment. As the Production Manager, you will oversee compliance with quality standards and develop your team's capabilities while ensuring product delivery meets customer expectations. This position offers hybrid working options and a competitive package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in management and leadership roles.
• Demonstrated advanced assembly knowledge.
• Proven track record of managing KPIs effectively.
• Solid understanding of continuous improvement practices.
• High familiarity with SHE standards.
• Knowledge of ISO9001 requirements.
• Possession of NEBOSH or IOSH certification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team compliance with all internal and external requirements.
• Build effective relationships with team members and stakeholders.
• Provide feedback to management on productivity concerns.
• Coach and mentor team members.
• Manage delivery of the strategic business plan.
• Implement process improvements.
• Resolve non-conformance issues timely.

Skills

Management and leadership skills

Advanced Assembly experience

Experience in managing KPIs - quality cost and delivery

Experience in achieving continuous improvement

High levels of SHE knowledge/experience

Understanding of ISO9001

NEBOSH or IOSH

Education

Engineering/Electrical or Mechanical background

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Cowes. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £73,000 depending on skills and experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing assurance that you and your team are trained and compliant with all relevant internal, legislative, regulatory, and contractual requirements
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with your team, peers, customers, suppliers, partners, and stakeholders
• Provide senior Management with timely feedback on concerns that may affect productivity and overall engagement levels
• Acting as a coach and mentor to the broader team
• Management and delivery of the strategic plan for your business unit
• Challenge existing practices and implement continual improvement in processes, tooling, and methods of working for your business
• Resolve non-conformance, inform stakeholders and where necessary issue escalation in timely manner to relevant stakeholders/key decision makers for your business area

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Management and leadership skills
• Advanced Assembly experience
• Experience in managing KPI's - quality cost and delivery (make versus buy)
• Experience in achieving continuous improvement
• High levels of SHE knowledge/experience
• Understanding of ISO9001
• NEBOSH or IOSH

Desirable:

• Engineering/Electronical or Mechanical background

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Production Manager - Radar

As a Production Manager for the Radar business at Cowes, your role will be pivotal in ensuring that product is produced Safely, On-Time, To Cost and Conforming to our Quality systems. This role will require you to support the development of your teams to meet individual development goals and future manufacturing needs, you will also need to liaise with multiple functions in a matrix organisation to ensure the customer needs are understood and met.

You will create a safe environment, challenge existing beliefs and support transition to new ways of thinking to embed new habits. Through coaching conversations, you will encourage the constructive behaviours to flourish to support a continuous improvement culture.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you\'ll be able to make a real difference. You\'ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\'ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 19th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.