Production Manager (Strain Gauging experience)

ChilliFrog Ltd; Havant; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics company located in Havant is looking for a Production Manager to lead their load cell production facility. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge in strain gauging and experience in a hands-on management role. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, with the opportunity to shape a growing facility long-term.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Strong experience with strain gauging in a low-to-medium volume production environment.
• Ability to train and lead a small team effectively.
• Experience with ISO9001 standards and quality control processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operation of the load cell production facility.
• Manage production schedules, output targets, and quality standards.
• Optimize parts forecast with operations team.

Skills

Strain gauging knowledge

Analog electronics

Mechanical and electronic assembly

Calibration procedures

Lean methodologies

Capacity management

Interpreting engineering drawings

Job description

Overview

JOB OVERVIEW: Production Manager / Lead Production Engineer (strain gauging experience critical) sought by exciting market leading electronics & analytics systems business, focused on designing, building, installing and operating measurement systems for the marine sector.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Negotiable but as a guide £35K-£47K (depending on competency) basic plus excellent staff benefits package

Location: Havant, Hampshire area

Start date: asap

Working conditions: Normal office and light workshop environment

The Role & Opportunity

As a result of expansion my client has an exciting new vacancy for a Production Manager for their R&D function who MUST have strong experience with strain gauging.

• Run and oversee the day-to-day operation of our load cell production facility
• Manage the team building, calibrating, and testing load sensors
• Own production schedules, output targets, and quality standards
• Work with operations to optimise parts forecast

Candidate Profile

The ideal applicant will have;

• Firm knowledge of strain gauging & tenure within the industry
• Analog electronics
• Material impacts on strain gauge/adhesive choice
• Surface preparations
• Strain gauge suppliers
• Strong background in mechanical and electronic assembly, ideally with sensor style products
• Experience in leading a production team or be ready to step-up to lead a team - hands-on manager, not just desk-based
• 2-3 people in the team
• Has worked with calibration procedures and is comfortable with test equipment
• Can interpret engineering drawings
• Ideally from a low-to-medium volume, high-precision production environment
• Understands capacity management
• Comfortable with small batch / precision manufacturing, not just mass production
• Experience with digital twin-like systems, production data logging and quality control
• Experience with ISO9001
• Has worked with and applied lean, six-sigma, kaizen methodologies

Character

• Calm, practical, and organised
• Leads by example — gets hands dirty when needed
• Can train up onboarding
• Can balance speed vs. care — knows when to slow down and when to push
• Wants to take ownership of a growing facility and help shape it long-term

What’s On Offer

• A highly competitive financial rewards package including benefits package
• The chance to join a highly established proven market leader who continually invest in their solutions to stay ahead of the competition
• A comprehensive learning and development program and genuine career prospects
• An excellent hard working but fun close “family” oriented collaborative working environment

If you are a good match then please send a CV immediately to learn more about this excellent rare and diverse permanent career opportunity!

Keywords: Production Manager, strain guaging, Supervisor, Lead, Leader, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineering, Electro-Mechanical, aerospace, electronics, defence

This vacancy is being advertised by ChilliFrog Ltd. The services advertised by ChilliFrog Ltd are those of an Employment Agency