Production Manager

Production Manager Full Time Competitive Salary with 6-Month Performance Bonus Greater Manchester Certain Advantage in working in partnership with a Manufacturing Company in the Manchester area. They are actively recruiting a Production Manager with a strong background in precision manufacturing, lean operations, and team leadership?

The Role We are looking for a commercially astute, hands-on leader to take total ownership of our production operations, driving safety, quality, cost-efficiency, and delivery performance. You will be reporting directly to the General Manager and working alongside senior leadership, you will also be playing a pivotal role in shaping our operational strategy, capacity management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities Lead and inspire a diverse production team—including supervisors, team leaders, quality control, and operators—ensuring alignment across safety, quality, cost, and delivery (SQCD). Champion a culture of safety and cleanliness, ensuring lean operational practices are embedded and the 8 wastes are systematically eliminated.

Actively resolve day-to-day shop floor issues, drive high quality standards, and make pragmatic, solution-focused decisions. Partner with the General Manager and senior team on business development, capacity planning, staff training, recruitment, and talent retention.

Maintain an absolute commitment to working safely and ensuring full adherence to site 5S standards. Candidate Requirements & Qualifications Proven experience as a Production Manager within a highly regulated industry Deep understanding of lean manufacturing principles, waste elimination, and quality control.

Commercially astute, highly proactive, pragmatic, and forward-thinking with exceptional timely problem-solving abilities. Highly professional verbal and written (email) communication skills, capable of representing the business effectively both internally and externally.

Proven capacity to manage time and competing priorities efficiently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. For full details, you can contact Lindsay on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)...

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