Senior Production Lead – High-Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Angmering on Sea; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is recruiting a Production Manager to join our Portsmouth production team. You will lead a production team to deliver high-reliability products by optimising resources, planning, and interfacing with the shop floor to ensure on-time, on-quality, and on-cost delivery within a safe environment.

You will manage global production planning across multiple parallel projects, with a focus on continuous improvement and strong collaboration with the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production and optimising resource planning in a high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Experience in project planning, P6 scheduling, and defining global production plans across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience with work package management, team leadership, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Experience of manufacturing systems; SAP MES knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning for multiple projects running in parallel.
• Interface with the shop floor to ensure effective communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Manage work packages and drive continuous improvement across production.
• Ensure outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment complying with health, safety and legal regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

Project planning

P6 scheduling

Global production plans

Shop floor liaison

Continuous improvement

Work package management

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is recruiting a Production Manager to join our Portsmouth production team. You will lead a production team to deliver high-reliability products by optimising resources, planning, and interfacing with the shop floor to ensure on-time, on-quality, and on-cost delivery within a safe environment.

You will manage global production planning across multiple parallel projects, with a focus on continuous improvement and strong collaboration with the shop floor.