Production Manager – High‑Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Hythe; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Car leasing

Season ticket loan

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth seeks a Production Manager to lead a high‑reliability manufacturing team. You will optimise resource planning, balance manpower and machines, and align with shop floor execution to deliver on time, on quality and on cost.

The role focuses on defining global production plans across parallel projects, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring a safe, compliant production environment. A SC clearance is required or achievable.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in high-reliability manufacturing.
• Experience with project planning, P6 scheduling and global production plans across multiple projects.
• Experience with work package management, team leadership and continuous improvement on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost and safety targets.
• Execute management resource planning to optimise manpower and machines on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning for multiple parallel projects.
• Interface with shop floor to ensure effective communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production environment.
• Ensure manufacturing outputs are delivered in a safe and compliant environment.

Skills

People leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Global production planning

Shop floor liaison

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth seeks a Production Manager to lead a high‑reliability manufacturing team. You will optimise resource planning, balance manpower and machines, and align with shop floor execution to deliver on time, on quality and on cost.

The role focuses on defining global production plans across parallel projects, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring a safe, compliant production environment. A SC clearance is required or achievable.