Production Manager - High‑Reliability Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability manufacturing team, optimise resources and deliver complex projects on time, on quality and on cost within a safe environment.

You will coordinate global production planning, balance manpower and machines, and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor while ensuring strong interfaces with the production plan and compliance with health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in a high-reliability environment.
• Experience with project planning, P6 scheduling and global production plans.
• Experience in work package management and continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Familiarity with manufacturing systems; SAP MES is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute management resource planning to balance manpower and machines.
• Define and update global production planning for multiple parallel projects.
• Interface with shop floor to ensure execution aligns with the production plan.
• Manage work packages and drive continuous improvement across production.
• Ensure outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment with regulatory compliance.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Production planning

Shop floor liaison

Team leadership

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a high-reliability manufacturing team, optimise resources and deliver complex projects on time, on quality and on cost within a safe environment.

You will coordinate global production planning, balance manpower and machines, and drive continuous improvement on the shop floor while ensuring strong interfaces with the production plan and compliance with health and safety standards.