Senior Production Leader - Heavy Engineering, 4-Day Week

Handley James; St Helens; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four day week

Competitive salary £60k–£65k

Benefits package

Job summary

Handley James is recruiting a senior Production Manager for an established heavy engineering manufacturer in the St Helens area. This is a senior appointment offering a four-day week and a clear path to shape and grow the operation.

You will lead safety, quality, delivery and cost, own the production plan, drive continuous improvement, and develop shop floor leaders. The role requires hands-on leadership in heavy fabrication, with ISO 3834 exposure and multi-site experience.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in heavy engineering, structural steel or fabrication environments.
• Proven track record implementing operational improvements and change.
• Strong planning and commercial awareness; able to challenge established practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production operations with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost and people performance.
• Own production plan, capacity and resource requirements to meet on-time delivery in full.
• Introduce tiered operational meetings, visual management and production KPIs from first principles.
• Implement and sustain continuous improvement initiatives across layout, flow, standard work, productivity, quality and waste reduction.
• Provide operational input into contract reviews, estimating and production lead times.

Skills

Leadership

Heavy engineering experience

Continuous improvement

Contract reviews/estimating

Job description

Handley James is recruiting a senior Production Manager for an established heavy engineering manufacturer in the St Helens area. This is a senior appointment offering a four-day week and a clear path to shape and grow the operation.

You will lead safety, quality, delivery and cost, own the production plan, drive continuous improvement, and develop shop floor leaders. The role requires hands-on leadership in heavy fabrication, with ISO 3834 exposure and multi-site experience.