Senior Production Lead – Defence Electronics

Drumgrange Ltd; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Drumgrange Ltd is seeking a Production Manager to lead the production and test teams in a defence electronics environment. You will translate business and project requirements into effective production plans, manage resources and drive continuous improvement to meet schedules and quality standards.

You will ensure compliance with defence standards, customer specifications and ISO quality systems while developing manufacturing capability and leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Production Manager or senior manufacturing management role.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing, engineering or complex assembly environments.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling and resource management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary manufacturing teams.
• Good understanding of quality management systems and manufacturing compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production plans to meet customer delivery schedules and contractual milestones.
• Coordinate production activities across electronic assembly, integration, testing and final inspection.
• Monitor production performance against schedules and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure resources, labour, equipment and materials are effectively planned and utilized.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering and Project Management for production readiness.
• Lead and develop production teams and communicate objectives and performance expectations.
• Support NPI, manufacturing readiness reviews and production ramp-up activities.
• Ensure control of documents, BOMs and work instructions to support production.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Problem solving

Quality management

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Drumgrange Ltd is seeking a Production Manager to lead the production and test teams in a defence electronics environment. You will translate business and project requirements into effective production plans, manage resources and drive continuous improvement to meet schedules and quality standards.

You will ensure compliance with defence standards, customer specifications and ISO quality systems while developing manufacturing capability and leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver