Production Manager

NG Bailey Engineering; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Production Manager for their new factory in Dewsbury. In this role, you will oversee the manufacturing function, manage project budgets, and ensure product quality. Ideal candidates have previous experience in similar roles and a solid background in manufacturing and health and safety management. This permanent position offers a range of benefits to support employee well-being.

Benefits

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits (e.g., Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships)

Personal development programme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience with health and safety management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the manufacturing function.
• Ensure production schedules are met safely and efficiently.
• Lead the manufacturing team to optimize efficiency and quality.

Skills

Manufacturing principles

Lean manufacturing techniques

Health and safety management

Job description

Overview

Production Manager
Shawcross Site, Dewsbury
Permanent Role

We have a new opportunity available at NG Bailey for a production manager to join our offsite manufacturing team, based in our new factory in Dewsbury (opening early 2026).

In this role you will manage and develop the manufacturing function to ensure that production and delivery schedules are met in an efficient, timely, economic and safe manner whilst meeting the required product quality. You will be accountable for the project budgets, production volumes and quality of all facilities, and champion all procedures to improve through-put and quality performance. You will lead the teams to achieve the assigned goals and improve engagement and work with operations to ensure all projects are delivered as per the customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide health and safety leadership to ensure that the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive through all activities
• Manage, motivate and lead the manufacturing team to enable optimum efficiency, quality and health and safety performance. Implement communication strategies among the manufacturing and shop floor staff
• Provide clear direction to the team through objectives, responsibilities and accountabilities, and manage performance.
• Lead and engage the production and engineering teams to ensure a collaborative function. Be accountable for project budgets, production volumes and quality of products.
• Ensure early and effective engagement from the manufacturing team to optimise a project solution.
• Monitor and report performance against agreed costs and programmes. Implement action plans to mitigate risks.
• Review and evaluate the project specifications and drawings. Re-engineer the installations and systems to ensure customer requirements are met whilst enhancing profitability for the company. Identify opportunities to embed pre-assembly and kitting
• Develop and maintain the forward capacity plan (labour resource and factory space) so all projects are completed in the required timescale. Manage current and future skills demand using production schedules, sales forecasts and business strategy.
• Develop and maintain a flexible workforce to meet current and future skill / labour requirements. Ensure all personnel are competent and maintain the skills register for the team.
• Understand operational excellence, and create/maintain a culture and work ethic to drive efficiency through the team. Develop production ratios for tasks to enable greater accuracy for the pricing of works.
• Develop and maintain a culture of continuous improvement, with benchmarks and plans to support the overall efficiency and profitability of the facility.
• Develop the manufacturing strategy, linked to the overall Offsite strategy, developing specific objectives to be cascaded through the department.

What we are looking for

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Experience of manufacturing principles, and lean manufacturing techniques
• Health and safety management

Benefits

We\'re always evolving our benefits to ensure we\'re attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Pension with aleading provider andup to8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.
• Personal development programme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

Next Steps

As a business, we\'re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We\'ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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