Production Manager

Next Generation; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Generation, based in the United Kingdom, is seeking a Production Manager to spearhead day-to-day operations at a precision engineering firm that manufactures high-precision components. The role involves converting routings into production plans, driving OTIF and OEE, and leading a sizeable production team.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Account Management to optimise productivity and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years experience as Production Manager in a precision engineering environment.
• Sound knowledge of CNC and Metal Fabrication processes.
• Previous experience in turned parts or machining environment.
• Knowledge of AS9100 quality standards (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day production and delivery across multiple facilities.
• Convert CNC routings into Excel-based Production Plans and monitor risks.
• Introduce visual management tools for production plans across units.
• Direct cost reduction and process improvements to improve efficiency.
• Manage transport and subcontract services to align with schedules.
• Update capacity tracker and liaise with other departments for visibility.
• Lead and motivate a large production team with daily meetings.
• Prioritise workloads with Supervisors/Team Leaders and ensure OTIF.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to keep equipment fully operational and TPM compliant.
• Drive standardised tooling area and ensure proper use and maintenance.

Skills

CNC knowledge

Metal fabrication

Machining environment experience

Education

AS9100 quality standards knowledge

Job description

Job Title: Production Manager

Job type: Permanent

Hours: Monday – Friday (08:00am – 16:30pm)

Salary: £60,000 p.a.

Next Generation have been appointed to recruit for a Production Manager to work for a well-established manufacturing business who specialise in the manufacture of precision machined components. As the Production Manager you will be working alongside the Senior Leadership Team being responsible for ensuring smooth day to day operations, offering strategic direction whilst ensuring the wider team achieve manufacturing excellence.

Duties of the Production Manager:

• Responsible for the day-to-day production and delivery processes across multiple production facilities, ensuring key business deliverables are met and exceeded, including OTD, OEE, sales, inventory controls & budget adherence.
• Convert job routings produced by Engineering to Excel-based Production Plans, taking into consideration the risk associated with each job and downstream processes.
• Introduce visual management tools for production plans across units monitoring adherence.
• Direct cost reduction and process improvements to ensure efficiency of operations and cost effectiveness i.e. monitoring gained hours.
• Effectively manage transport and subcon services to ensure alignment with production schedules.
• Update the capacity tracker according to the orderbook, liaising with Business Development, Engineering and Account Management to ensure that they have the latest visibility.
• Lead, manage and motivate a large production team, implementing daily production meetings to ensure personnel are clear on activities and issues are flagged whilst carrying out performance related meetings where required.
• Liaise with Supervisors/ Team Leaders to prioritise workloads.
• Proactively manage the Production Expeditor for the effective movement of product and available resources to ensure OTIF targets are met and liaising with Account Managers to ensure customers have timely and accurate updates.
• Work with the Business Systems Manager to review the production plan and ensure that it is deliverable advising where productivity improvements can be made i.e.. gained hours, batch sizing
• Work with Maintenance to ensure that equipment is fully operational and maintenance activities are suitably planned. Improving cleanliness of machines and facilities; auditing to ensure that all staff are compliant with the TPM requirements
• Drive adoption of the standardised tooling area; ensuring correct use and maintenance.
• Complete contract review paperwork for jobs to be launched to shopfloor checking Production Release information from engineering.
• Support, monitor and report on production performance and efficiencies, highlighting any variances to the Operations Director, including daily coms with production expeditor on progress.
• Support with control measures to ensure finished product quality is as it should be to improve RFT. OTIF and OEE.
• Work closely with Quality to resolve issues quickly and ensure no release of non-conforming product supporting quality clinics to help conduct thorough quality investigations.
• Deliver and drive effective internal communication to the team, acting as a first responder for problems by providing technical advice where appropriate or escalating if required.
• Demonstrate a commitment to health and safety compliance prioritizing the welfare of all personnel and others who may be affected by their activities for which they are responsible.
• Ensuring compliance with AS9100 requirements, including accuracy of job card reporting

The successful candidate for the Production Managers position will have the following experience:

• 3 – 5 years experience working as a Production Manager within a precision engineering environment (Essential)
• Sound knowledge of CNC and Metal Fabrication processes (Essential)
• Previous experience working with turned parts or a machining environment (Essential)
• Knowledge of working to AS9100 quality standards (Desirable)

Due to the high number of applications, we receive, we are sometimes not able to respond directly to each candidate. If you haven’t been contacted within 14 days of your application, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.