Production Manager — Lead Lean, Agile Electronics

H Squared Talent Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension up to 5% matched

Healthcare cash plan

Shares scheme

Job summary

H Squared Talent Ltd is seeking a Production Manager to lead a small production and service team, working with an experienced supervisor to plan and schedule daily activities. You will re-layout the production area, apply lean principles, and make rapid decisions to improve output.

You will collaborate with Engineering on ECNs and NCRs, tackling obsolescence and lead-time challenges while guiding a dynamic, prototype-led product range. Experience in electronics assembly is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven people management experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Lean training to at least green belt level or equivalent, plus experience of applying it.
• A background in electronics assembly and test.
• A confident decisionmaker with a process improvement mindset.
• Comfort working in a small, busy business with changing, prototype-led products.

Responsibilities

• Leading a small production and service team, working alongside an experienced production supervisor who looks after day-to-day planning and scheduling.
• Re-laying out the production area, improving flow and applying lean principles to deliver a more predictable output.
• Making decisions and acting on production issues without waiting for sign-off at every step.
• Working with Engineering on ECNs, NCRs and the continuous redesign of the product range.
• Managing the impact of component obsolescence, availability and lead times.
• Contributing as a member of the senior management team, reporting to the Managing Director.

Skills

People management

Lean (green belt)

Electronics assembly

Decision making

Job description

H Squared Talent Ltd is seeking a Production Manager to lead a small production and service team, working with an experienced supervisor to plan and schedule daily activities. You will re-layout the production area, apply lean principles, and make rapid decisions to improve output.

You will collaborate with Engineering on ECNs and NCRs, tackling obsolescence and lead-time challenges while guiding a dynamic, prototype-led product range. Experience in electronics assembly is preferred.