Senior Manager -Manufacturing

Manpower (United Kingdom); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Manager, Production Operations will lead day-to-day production activities and supplier integration for the E-7 assembly line at Birmingham Airport on behalf of Manpower (United Kingdom).

The role ensures safe, high-quality and on-time aircraft delivery, oversees modification, certification and release-to-service, and provides technical leadership to programme teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior production or operations leadership in aircraft manufacturing or MRO.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and integrating external suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, shop-floor control, and airworthiness certification.
• Experience enforcing contractual, quality and delivery requirements with suppliers.
• Degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent technical qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production and supplier integration for the E-7 line at Birmingham Airport.
• Ensure safe, high-quality, and on-time delivery of aircraft through program execution.
• Provide technical leadership and manage cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers.
• Audit and oversee modification, certification, and release-to-service activities.
• Develop and execute daily work plans with Industrial Engineering and supplier leadership.

Skills

Senior leadership

Multi-disciplinary teams

Production planning

Aircraft modification

Airworthiness certification

Supplier management

Education

Degree in aerospace engineering

Equivalent technical qualification

Job description

Role : Senior Manager-Manufacturing & Operations Location : Birmingham Duration : until August 2027 Rate : negotiable Inside IR35 : Umbrella

The Senior Manager, Production Operations will lead day-to-day production activities and supplier integration for the E-7 assembly line at Birmingham Airport on behalf of our client. The role is responsible for ensuring the safe, high-quality and on-time delivery of aircraft through effective execution of the programme scope, supplier oversight, resource planning and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, drive compliance with regulatory and operational requirements, and serve as a key interface between programme teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders. They will oversee aircraft assembly, modification, certification and release-to-service activities, ensuring delivery objectives are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the E-7 assembly statement of work, ensuring strong safety, quality and schedule performance.
• Integrate and manage production and modification suppliers, providing technical oversight and ensuring the delivery of conforming products and data.
• Work with modification supplier leadership to develop, approve and deploy daily work plans, coordinating with Industrial Engineering to review and sign off modification plans.
• Secure and allocate people, tooling and materials in line with production schedules and priorities.
• Provide technical leadership and approve technical approaches, products and processes, resolving complex production issues that require advanced judgement.
• Monitor production and supplier activity, addressing risks to the timely delivery of compliant products and associated data.
• Audit build activity to verify compliance with established Ground Operating Procedures and PRO-9 requirements when working with modification suppliers.
• Oversee final component installation, systems operation, functional testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, pre-flight and post-flight checks, certification and release to flight.
• Provide clear updates on progress, risks and mitigation plans to programme teams, senior leaders and executive stakeholders.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive senior production or operations leadership experience within aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), or modification environments.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and integrating external suppliers.
• Strong working knowledge of production planning, shop-floor control, aircraft modification processes and airworthiness certification.
• Experience managing suppliers and enforcing contractual, quality and delivery requirements.
• A degree in aerospace engineering or an equivalent technical qualification.
• Knowledge of EASA Part-66 requirements or relevant maintenance engineering qualifications.

Due to the nature of the work carried out at our client's site, these roles are subject to specific nationality requirements and are only open to sole British citizens.

Candidates who meet this criterion will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting.