Production Manager

ABB Ventures; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Ventures, a leader in industrial technology, seeks an operations manager to enhance production efficiency and drive continuous improvement. This role includes budget management and team leadership in a collaborative environment, contributing to impactful projects that shape industries and optimize processes.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits scheme

Generous employee referral scheme

Private medical cover

Generous bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Quality Assurance and Operational Excellence.
• Ability in managing team performance and resource planning.
• Solid understanding of budget management and capacity planning.
• Strong skills in data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensures efficient production results meeting order demand, quality, and budget.
• Prepares annual production budget and manages operations within resources.
• Develops programs and metrics for operational performance.
• Collaborates to integrate lean manufacturing principles into production.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Budget management

Data analysis

Project management

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position Reports To

Local Division Manager & Site Manager

Ensures efficient and cost-effective production results that meet order demand, specifications, quality, and planning targets through the coordination and management of plant equipment, personnel, and production processes (quantity, quality, budgeted costs, and proper productivity level).

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

Work model: #onsite at our Stonehouse site.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

What’s in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Reinforces and maintains a culture of health and safety in all aspects of the production environment.
• Prepares annual production budget, oversees progress, and determines actions to cost issues as necessary in order to manage operations within the budget and resources.
• Develops programs, projects, goals, and metrics to lead the organization to the highest level of operational performance while optimizing working capital throughout Operations.
• Develops and executes plans to reduce non-value-added costs, increase revenues, and delight customers by delivering products on time with high factory and supplier yields and decreasing product field failure rates.
• Provides support to the Sales team, as required, during customer visits to explain the capabilities of the manufacturing facilities.
• Collaborates with Operational Excellence teams to integrate lean manufacturing principles into production processes.

Qualifications / Experience For The Role

• Proven experience in Quality Assurance and Operational Excellence, with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability in managing team performance and resource planning to meet operational targets.
• Solid understanding of budget management and capacity planning in a dynamic environment.
• Strong skills in data analysis and reporting, with the ability to translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Experience overseeing end-to-end operational processes, ensuring efficiency and compliance across the full workflow.
• Competence in project management.

Benefits

ABB offers a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond.

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Company car
• Private medical cover
• Generous bonus scheme

For the 5th year running ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

More About Us

The Measurement & Analytics Division is among the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of smart instrumentation and analyzers, working at the heart of industrial digital transformation. The Measurement & Analytics Division’s portfolio consists of analyzers measuring compositions of gases and liquids; instrumentation measuring process variables such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level; force measurement solutions measuring parameters such as flatness, thickness, and tension; and advanced digital solutions for device management, device health check and predictive maintenance.

The Measurement & Analytics Division serves key industries such as oil and gas, chemical, water and wastewater, power, hydrogen, batteries, as well as the marine industry. The Division enables the optimization of industrial processes by providing and analyzing data collected from sensing and smart measurement devices. Parameters such as emission levels and production inputs are measured by providing ‘before’ and ‘after’ values, enabling efficient operations and environmental sustainability through measurement.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. #Runwhatrunstheworld

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.