Production Manager

SeeMeHired.com; Limavady; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friday 12pm early finish

Life Assurance Plan @ 3x gross salary

Workplace Pension @ 3% per Employer

Private Medical – Family option

30 days paid holidays

Continuous Professional Development

Job summary

TES Power is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead the day-to-day manufacturing operations in a busy switchgear production environment. You will manage a sizeable team, ensure safe, on-time production that meets quality standards and customer delivery requirements.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will drive Lean improvements, coach Team Leaders, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Logistics to remove bottlenecks and deliver value to

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead large production teams and manage senior operators.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Experience driving Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leaders and the production workforce to meet targets.
• Ensure safe, efficient production on time and within budget to required quality.
• Plan production labour, resources, and priorities to meet schedules and customer delivery commitments.
• Drive a culture of health, safety, quality, and continuous improvement across production areas.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Scheduling, Quality, Procurement, Stores, Logistics, Maintenance, and Projects to resolve constraints.
• Monitor KPIs and report performance to senior management.
• Identify risks and capacity constraints and take corrective action quickly.
• Promote 5S, standard work, and root-cause problem solving.

Skills

Team leadership

Shopfloor performance management

Health and safety

Quality mindset

Communication

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing qualification

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Production Manager

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.

About the role

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

About the company

TES are water and power technology engineering experts specialising in critical infrastructure. We provide specialist services to the water / power industries worldwide. We are an ambitious, innovative organisation within the sectors we operate; young, progressive, responsive, client-needs-driven and on the cutting-edge of technology. These core characteristics have resulted in highly efficient internal manufacturing capabilities and meaningful client partnerships, enabling us to provide custom designed, flexible solutions.

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