Production Manager in Melton Mowbray)

Wallace Hind Selection; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment partner seeks an experienced Production Manager to run a manufacturing facility in Rutland. The role includes overseeing production planning, ensuring product delivery, and developing the team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in an engineered manufacturing environment, demonstrating strong leadership and manufacturing skills. A career path to Director is available.

Benefits

No shifts: Monday - Friday

24 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Pension

Early Friday finish

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Production Manager, Controller, Coordinator or similar.
• Background in machinery or equipment production, preferably in automotive or industrial sectors.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful production and despatch of products.
• Oversee production planning and procurement.
• Manage production time sheets for accuracy.
• Support Supervisors in resolving production issues.

Skills

Leadership experience

Machining knowledge

Fabrication skills

Welding experience

Assembly skills

Production planning

Job description

Overview

We need an experienced Production Manager to run our manufacturing facility in Rutland. Reporting into the Managing Director and running a facility which is engineering and assembly, including production planning. There is a genuine Director level career path for you if you are the right person. Your leadership experience should cover some of all the following: machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, coating/spraying. If this is you, please get in touch!

BASIC SALARY: Up to £55,000 dependant on your relevant experience

LOCATION: Rutland

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Corby, Peterborough, Grantham, Stamford, Market Harborough, Leicester, Kettering, Peterborough, Market Deeping, Uppingham, Desborough, Kettering, Raunds, Wellingborough, Rushden, Oadby, Wigston, Bourne

PROSPECTS: There is a genuine Director level career path for you if you are the right person. Our parent company is a multi-billion turnover global organisation supporting us in our investment into the high growth power sector, with aggressive growth plans offering excellent career prospects in the next 5 years towards senior management.

Responsibilities

• Have responsibility for the successful production and despatch of products to customers.
• Oversee production planning and procurement to ensure parts, components and raw materials are available when needed so production isn't disrupted.
• Accountability for reviewing WIP and closing WIP jobs down fully when they're completed.
• Manage production time sheets to ensure production accuracy.
• Support Supervisors to resolve production issues and manage the shop floor teams.
• Develop and lead the production facility with a hands-on approach to management and continuous improvement where appropriate.

Requirements

• You will have proven work experience as a Production Manager, Controller, Coordinator or similar from an engineered, industrial or machinery manufacturing environment.
• Background in machinery or equipment production is acceptable; preference given to Automotive, Special Purpose Machinery, Vehicles or Industrial sectors.
• You will be commercially minded and focus on customer needs, understanding the impact that the production department can have on the overall business.

Company

Part of a Global group, we design and manufacture our own special purpose machinery and equipment. We supply machines and equipment to the National Grid / Power Grid & smaller energy contractors, and into multiple sectors such as Civil Engineering & Telecoms. You will be joining a stable business within solid industry sectors.

Benefits

• No shifts: Monday - Friday
• 24 Days Holiday (rises with service) & 8 Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Early Friday finish

Additional

We are looking for our new Production Manager with experience in engineering, industrial, or machinery manufacturing environments—covering processes such as machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, and related manufacturing activities. Our environment features low-volume manufacturing with a mix of prototyping and small-batch work.

Application

Interested? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives. Please note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded to us directly.