Senior Production Manager, High-Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Dibden Purlieu; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Pension plan

Share options

Car leasing

Onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tech scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead and optimise a high-reliability production team. You will plan resources, balance manpower and machines, and coordinate production across multiple projects to ensure on-time, on-quality, and on-cost delivery within a safe work environment.

You will drive continuous improvement on the shop floor, interface with production staff, and support global production planning.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead a production team to meet time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute resource planning to optimise manpower and machines on the shop floor.
• Define and update global production planning for multiple projects in parallel.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure effective communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Manage work packages and drive continuous improvement across the production environment.
• Ensure all outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment and comply with regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

Shop floor execution

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Tools

P6 scheduling

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead and optimise a high-reliability production team. You will plan resources, balance manpower and machines, and coordinate production across multiple projects to ensure on-time, on-quality, and on-cost delivery within a safe work environment.

You will drive continuous improvement on the shop floor, interface with production staff, and support global production planning.