Production Manager

You will join a well-established, global engineering manufacturer with a UK operation supporting customers worldwide. You will take ownership of a defined production unit and lead it day-to-day, making sure safety, quality, delivery and cost performance are not just maintained but improved.

You will inherit a department that wants to do things better. You will be expected to look at what’s happening on the ground, get to the root cause of issues using data, and then implement practical changes that stick. You will bring the team with you by communicating clearly, listening properly, and building buy-in rather than forcing change.

The product range is complex with a mix of optics, mechanical, electronic, software and physics principles. Although you don’t have to be an expert in all of these areas you will need to come from a hi-tech background ideally working with optical products or components.,

You will manage performance against weekl...