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Reports To: Director of Operations

The Production Manager is responsible for delivering the production schedule through effective planning, team leadership, and cross functional collaboration. Working closely with Planning, Auto Assembly, and other departments, this role ensures efficient workflow, strong communication, and high team performance aligned with Axis' values, mission, and vision.

This role also plays a key part in driving continuous improvement (CI), innovation, and standardisation across the Finishing Cells, while upholding world-class quality standards and creating a positive, development -focused team culture. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

• Understand individual team member strengths/weaknesses and apply training plans based on PDRs and gap-to-forecast analysis
• Support a high-performing, cross-trained, and flexible workforce that aligns with company goals
• Develop succession plans for leaders and technicians in the cell
• Promote a positive culture, focused on development, accountability, and team engagement
• Ensure under performance is addresses appropriately using the appropriate tools
• Encourage a culture of open dialogue, positive reinforcement, and challenge

• Understand, interrogate, interpret, and flex to deliver the production schedule using IFS (ERP) system to meet customer demand
• Liaise closely with Planning and Assembly to ensure business-wide schedule alignment
• Monitor schedule adherence and ensure proactive escalation for bottlenecks or constraints
• Maintain strong forward planning for short-, mid-, and long-term workload visibility

• Build strong cross-functional relationships to break down business silos
• Ensure clear, effective communication of exceptions, problems, and outcomes across stakeholders
• Promote a mindset of 'finding ways we CAN' rather than barriers to progress

• Driving a continuous improvement culture within the business using industry standard tools to maintain world class quality
• Actively contribute to the development of meaningful KPIs that drive the right behaviours and support strategic goals
• Champion 5S - ensure regular audits and audits scores of 5 across the area
• Promote safety and report all incidents and near misses promptly
• Participate in GEMBA walks and drive operational discipline

• Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong working knowledge lean manufacturing and CI frameworks
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all levels
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret, challenge, and act on information
• High standards of quality, compliance, and safety
• Strong cross-functional mindset and ability to drive collaborative problem-solving
• Competent in planning systems and tools (e.g., IFS or equivalent ERP)

• Caring: for each other, our customers, our suppliers and all other stakeholders
• Hardworking: with diligence, creativity, and by going the extra mile
• Integrity: through honesty with oneself and with others
• Positivity: a can-do attitude
• Synergy: a united front as team Axis