Senior Production Manager - High‑Reliability Manufacturing

Airbus S.A.S.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit share

Pension

Share options

Car leasing

Onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free tech scheme

Discounted shopping

Flexible hours

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a production team, optimise resources, and deliver high-reliability products on time, on quality, and on cost in a safe environment.

You will align shop-floor activities with the global production plan, manage multiple projects in parallel, and drive continuous improvement through strong leadership and effective use of manufacturing systems.

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 of work package management, team leadership, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Experience of utilising manufacturing systems (knowledge of SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems is advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Lead a production team to meet stringent time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update the global production planning, ensuring delivery of multiple projects in parallel according to priorities.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure effective communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Manage allocated work packages and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the production environment.
• Ensure all manufacturing outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment, respecting health, safety, and legal regulations.

Skills

Production leadership

Resource planning

Project planning

Shop floor liaison

Tools

SAP MES

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to lead a production team, optimise resources, and deliver high-reliability products on time, on quality, and on cost in a safe environment.

You will align shop-floor activities with the global production plan, manage multiple projects in parallel, and drive continuous improvement through strong leadership and effective use of manufacturing systems.