Production Manager

Yolk Recruitment; Porthcawl; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead daily production operations across multiple manufacturing areas. You will collaborate with Team Leaders and Line Managers to meet targets while driving productivity improvements on the shop floor.

The role requires a hands-on leadership style with the ability to assess processes, develop teams and implement practical solutions that enhance performance across high-mix, medium-volume production environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Production Manager or similar leadership role.
• Engineering or manufacturing background with process improvement knowledge.
• Hands-on management style with shop-floor leadership.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to engage teams.
• Proactive approach to challenging processes and improving performance.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver targets.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management and performance of production operations.
• Lead, motivate and develop production teams, providing direction and support to Team Leaders and Line Managers.
• Drive improvements in productivity, efficiency and overall manufacturing performance.
• Carry out time and motion studies to identify inefficiencies, improve workflows and maximise output.
• Review existing manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to improve production methods and resource utilisation.
• Maintain a visible presence on the shop floor, working closely with production teams to understand challenges and implement practical solutions.
• Manage production priorities to ensure customer orders and manufacturing requirements are achieved.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and high performance.
• Work closely with engineering and other departments to resolve production issues and improve manufacturing processes.
• Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions where targets are not being achieved.

Job description

Production Manager

Are you an experienced Production Manager ready to step up, take on more responsibility and embrace a new challenge? Whether you're an experienced Production Manager looking for your next move or someone with a strong production leadership background ready to take the next step, this could be an excellent opportunity.

Yolk Recruitment is supporting the search for a hands-on Production Manager with a strong engineering or manufacturing background. We're looking for someone with energy, initiative and a genuine interest in improving productivity, developing teams and making a difference on the shop floor.

The Role

You will take responsibility for the day-to-day management and performance of production, leading teams across multiple manufacturing areas. Working closely with Team Leaders and Line Managers, you will ensure production targets are achieved while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity and manufacturing processes.

The role would suit someone with experience in a high-mix, medium-volume manufacturing environment, managing varied production requirements and driving improvements across multiple areas of production.

This is a hands‑on leadership position where you'll be expected to get involved in the detail of manufacturing, understand how processes operate and identify practical ways to improve performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management and performance of production operations.
• Lead, motivate and develop production teams, providing direction and support to Team Leaders and Line Managers.
• Drive improvements in productivity, efficiency and overall manufacturing performance.
• Carry out time and motion studies to identify inefficiencies, improve workflows and maximise output.
• Review existing manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to improve production methods and resource utilisation.
• Maintain a visible presence on the shop floor, working closely with production teams to understand challenges and implement practical solutions.
• Manage production priorities to ensure customer orders and manufacturing requirements are achieved.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and high performance.
• Work closely with engineering and other departments to resolve production issues and improve manufacturing processes.
• Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions where targets are not being achieved.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in a Production Manager, Assistant Production Manager, Production Supervisor or similar production leadership role.
• An engineering or manufacturing background, with the technical understanding to assess production processes and identify improvements.
• Experience managing varied production requirements and competing priorities.
• A hands‑on management style, with the ability to lead from the shop floor rather than relying solely on reports and management meetings.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to engage and motivate teams.
• A proactive approach, with the drive to challenge existing processes and improve manufacturing performance.
• The ambition to take on greater responsibility and the confidence to make decisions and influence change.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a key production function within an established manufacturing business, where you will have the scope to influence processes, develop teams and deliver measurable improvements.

Whether you're an established Production Manager or an ambitious production professional ready to step up, this role offers the opportunity to take on a new challenge and make a genuine impact on manufacturing performance.