Production Manager

TES Group; Limavady; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friday 12pm early finish

Life Assurance Plan 3x gross salary

Workplace Pension 3% employer

Private Medical – optional for family

30 days holidays per year

CPD opportunities

Rewarding workplace culture

Job summary

TES Group’s TES Power division is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in a busy switchgear environment. You will oversee a 120-strong production team with direct Team Leaders, driving safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements while partnering with senior leaders to achieve targets.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong manufacturing discipline, and the ability to build a high-performing culture focused on continuous improvement,

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Production Manager or senior manufacturing leadership role within an engineering or switchgear environment.
• Experience leading large teams through direct-report supervisors and team leaders.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning, capacity management, and shopfloor performance management.
• Excellent health and safety knowledge and ability to promote safe working behaviours.
• Strong communication, organisation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Team Leaders and the wider production workforce to meet operational targets.
• Oversee daily, weekly, and monthly production performance ensuring safety, efficiency, on-time delivery, and quality.
• Coordinate labour, resources, workflow, and priorities to meet schedules and customer commitments.
• Champion health, safety, environmental, and quality culture with compliance to procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Scheduling, Quality, Procurement, Stores, Logistics, Maintenance and Projects to resolve constraints and improve flow.
• Monitor KPIs including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labour efficiency, waste and absence, and report to senior management.
• Identify risks and bottlenecks, taking corrective action to maintain performance.

Job description

As we continue on our growth strategy, TES Power are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead the day‑to‑day manufacturing operations within a busy switchgear production environment. This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role responsible for delivering safe, efficient, high‑quality production output in line with customer requirements, engineering specifications, delivery schedules, and business performance targets.

Supporting the Operations Director, you will be a key partner to all operational functions of the Manufacturing facility, partnering closely with senior leaders and management.

The successful candidate will manage a group of direct report Team Leaders and provide leadership across a production team of approximately 120 people, including indirect support staff. The role requires strong manufacturing discipline, visible shopfloor leadership, and the ability to build a high‑performing culture focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, coach, and develop Team Leaders and the wider production workforce to achieve agreed operational targets.
• Take ownership of daily, weekly, and monthly production performance, ensuring switchgear products are manufactured safely, efficiently, on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
• Plan and coordinate production labour, resources, workflow, and priorities to meet project schedules, customer delivery commitments, and changing business demands.
• Drive a strong health, safety, environmental, and quality culture across all production areas, ensuring compliance with company procedures, risk assessments, safe systems of work, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with Engineering, Scheduling, Quality, Procurement, Stores, Logistics, Maintenance, and Project teams to resolve constraints, improve flow, and ensure smooth execution of customer orders.
• Monitor production KPIs, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labour efficiency, rework, waste, and absence, and provide clear reporting to senior management.
• Identify production risks, bottlenecks, skills gaps, material shortages, quality issues, and capacity constraints, taking corrective action quickly and effectively.
• Champion continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, standard work, 5S, root‑cause problem solving, and waste reduction across all production areas.
• Ensure Team Leaders conduct effective daily briefings, allocate work appropriately, maintain discipline, and support employee engagement and performance management.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, skills development, succession planning, and performance reviews for production personnel.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, equipment care, documentation, traceability, and production record accuracy.
• Contribute to budgetary control, cost reduction, capacity planning, and longer‑term operational improvement projects.

The Person-Essential:

• Proven experience in a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, or senior production leadership role within an engineering, electrical, mechanical, fabrication, assembly, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading production teams through direct‑report supervisors, team leaders, or line managers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning, production control, capacity management, labour allocation, and shopfloor performance management.
• Demonstrable ability to lead large teams, set clear expectations, hold people accountable, and develop Team Leaders into effective frontline managers.
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety requirements in a manufacturing environment, with the ability to promote safe working behaviours and compliance.
• Strong quality mindset, with experience working to documented procedures, inspection standards, customer specifications, and corrective action processes.
• Excellent communication, organisation, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills.
• Confident using production data, KPIs, ERP/MRP systems, and Microsoft Office tools to manage performance and make informed decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and maintain focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people.

The Person-Desirable:

• Experience within switchgear, electrical panel build, power distribution, electrical assembly, control panels, or low‑voltage/high‑voltage electrical manufacturing.
• Engineering, manufacturing, operations, electrical, mechanical, or business management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, 5S, value stream improvement, root‑cause analysis, or Six Sigma tools.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, integrated management systems, product traceability, inspection and test plans, and technical documentation controls.
• Experience supporting business growth, factory layout changes, capacity expansion, or operational transformation projects.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership opportunity within a growing switchgear manufacturing business.
• The opportunity to shape production performance, develop frontline leaders, and influence operational improvement.
• A challenging and rewarding role with responsibility for a large production function and direct impact on customer delivery and business success.

Benefits

• Friday 12pm early finish
• Life Assurance Plan @ 3 times Gross Salary.
• Workplace Pension @ 3% per Employer.
• Private Medical – Option to add Family.
• 30 days Paid Holidays per year.
• Rewarding Workplace culture
• Continuous Professional Development