Production Manager

Holt Engineering; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Newly refurbished manufacturing env

Job summary

Holt Engineering in Bournemouth, UK, is seeking a Production Manager to lead day-to-day shop-floor operations. You will own production planning, labour allocation, output, quality and customer delivery, using ERP/MRP data to manage workload and priorities.

The role requires 3–5+ years in production management, strong people-management skills, and experience with AS9100/ISO9001 environments. A performance bonus and a modern refurbished manufacturing setting are offered.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years’ experience in Production Management or Manufacturing Management
• Strong people-management experience within an industrial or component-manufacturing environment
• Good production planning, scheduling and resource-management capability
• Experience using ERP, MRP or production-planning systems
• Strong Excel skills and confidence analysing production information

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day shop-floor operations and oversee production teams
• Own production planning, labour allocation, output, quality and customer delivery
• Use ERP/MRP and production data to control workload, capacity and priorities
• Support continuous improvement within an AS9100 / ISO9001 regulated environment
• Balance people, production schedules, resources, quality, delivery and cost on the shop floor
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and drive improvement initiatives

Skills

People-management

Production planning

Resource-management

ERP/MRP experience

Excel skills

Analytical ability

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Production Manager

Bournemouth, Dorset

Production Manager salary: £54,250 – £60,300

Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Production Manager Overview:

• Lead day-to-day shop-floor operations across a specialist manufacturing environment
• Own production planning, labour allocation, output, quality and customer delivery
• Manage and develop production teams while driving accountability and performance
• Use ERP/MRP and production data to control workload, capacity and priorities
• Support continuous improvement within an AS9100 / ISO9001 regulated environment

This Production Manager role is with an established specialist manufacturer in Bournemouth, producing engineered components for demanding regulated sectors. The Production Manager will take responsibility for shop-floor operations, making sure customer requirements are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality standard.

The role needs a practical manufacturing leader who can balance people, production schedules, resources, quality, delivery and cost while remaining close to day-to-day activity on the shop floor.

The Production Manager role

As Production Manager, you’ll lead production teams across a mix of manual and semi-automated manufacturing processes. You’ll manage priorities, labour and available capacity, monitor progress against schedules and work closely with Quality, Engineering and other departments to resolve issues quickly.

The Production Manager will also be expected to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, improve workflow and use production information to support better operational decisions.

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Production Manager

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day manufacturing activity
• Plan and schedule production around customer requirements and delivery targets
• Allocate labour, equipment and resources across the shop floor
• Monitor production progress and respond to risks affecting output or delivery
• Lead, supervise and develop production employees
• Set clear priorities, responsibilities and performance expectations
• Work with Engineering, Quality and other teams to resolve production issues
• Maintain compliance with AS9100 and ISO9001 manufacturing requirements
• Ensure appropriate Health & Safety standards are maintained across production
• Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies and resource constraints
• Drive practical continuous-improvement activity
• Monitor production costs and support agreed budgetary targets
• Use ERP/MRP and planning information to manage workload and capacity
• Escalate significant quality, delivery, resource or production issues where required

What they’re looking for - Production Manager

• Around 3–5+ years’ experience in Production Management or Manufacturing Management
• Strong people-management experience within an industrial or component-manufacturing environment
• Good production planning, scheduling and resource-management capability
• Confident managing competing priorities and customer delivery requirements
• Strong understanding of shop-floor workflow and manufacturing operations
• Experience working across Quality, Engineering and wider operational functions
• Good understanding of Health & Safety, quality and continuous improvement
• Commercial awareness around labour, production cost and efficient resource use
• Experience using ERP, MRP or production-planning systems
• Strong Excel skills and confidence analysing production information
• Practical leadership style with the ability to solve problems quickly

Desirable - Production Manager

• Aerospace, defence, medical, nuclear or another regulated manufacturing background
• AS9100 and/or ISO9001 experience
• Electrical or electronic component manufacturing experience
• Low-volume or specialist component manufacturing
• Manual and semi-automated production environments
• Continuous improvement or production-efficiency project experience
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations or a related discipline
• Experience with wound components, coils, transformers or similar specialist products

What’s on offer - Production Manager

• Production Manager salary: £54,250 – £60,300
• Company performance-related bonus scheme and a newly refurbished manufacturing environment.
• A broad Production Manager role with genuine ownership of people, planning, output, quality, delivery and continuous improvement.