Production Manager – High‑Reliability Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a Production Manager for our Portsmouth site to lead a production team and optimise resources for high‑reliability manufacturing. You will manage planning across multiple projects, interface with the shop floor, and drive continuous improvement to deliver on time, to quality and to cost targets.

You will define global production plans, ensure safe operations, and leverage SAP MES where available.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading production and optimising resource planning in a high-reliability environment.
• Experience with project planning and defining global production plans across multiple projects.
• Experience with work package management, team leadership and shop floor improvement.
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems; SAP MES is advantageous.
• Openness to customised development solutions and personal growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost and safety targets.
• Execute resource planning to balance manpower and machines on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning for multiple parallel projects.
• Interface with the shop floor to ensure alignment with production plans.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production environment.
• Ensure outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment meeting regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Global production planning

Work package management

Shop floor interface

Continuous improvement

SAP MES knowledge

Tools

SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a Production Manager for our Portsmouth site to lead a production team and optimise resources for high‑reliability manufacturing. You will manage planning across multiple projects, interface with the shop floor, and drive continuous improvement to deliver on time, to quality and to cost targets.

You will define global production plans, ensure safe operations, and leverage SAP MES where available.