Production Manager

Main Responsibilities:

·         Lead, manage, coach, and develop Team Leaders and the wider production workforce to achieve agreed operational targets.

·         Take ownership of daily, weekly, and monthly production performance, ensuring switchgear products are manufactured safely, efficiently, on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.

·         Plan and coordinate production labour, resources, workflow, and priorities to meet project schedules, customer delivery commitments, and changing business demands.

·         Drive a strong health, safety, environmental, and quality culture across all production areas, ensuring compliance with company procedures, risk assessments, safe systems of work, and relevant regulatory requirements.

·         Work closely with Engineering, Scheduling, Quality, Procurement, Stores, Logistics, Maintenance, and Project teams to resolve constraints, improve flow, and ensure smooth execution of customer orders.

·         Monitor production KPIs, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labour efficiency, rework, waste, and absence, and provide clear reporting to senior management.

·         Identify production risks, bottlenecks, skills gaps, material shortages, quality issues, and capacity constraints, taking corrective action quickly and effectively.

·         Champion continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, standard work, 5S, root-cause problem solving, and waste reduction across all production areas.

·         Ensure Team Leaders conduct effective daily briefings, allocate work appropriately, maintain discipline, and support employee engagement and performance management.

·         Support recruitment, onboarding, training, skills development, succession planning, and performance reviews for production personnel.

·         Maintain high standards of housekeeping, equipment care, documentation, traceability, and production record accuracy.

·         Contribute to budgetary control, cost reduction, capacity planning, and longer-term operational improvement projects.

The Person-Essential:

·         Proven experience in a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, or senior production leadership role within an engineering, electrical, mechanical, fabrication, assembly, or similar manufacturing environment.

·         Experience leading production teams through direct-report supervisors, team leaders, or line managers.

·         Strong understanding of manufacturing planning, production control, capacity management, labour allocation, and shopfloor performance management.

·         Demonstrable ability to lead large teams, set clear expectations, hold people accountable, and develop Team Leaders into effective frontline managers.

·         Excellent knowledge of health and safety requirements in a manufacturing environment, with the ability to promote safe working behaviours and compliance.

·         Strong quality mindset, with experience working to documented procedures, inspection standards, customer specifications, and corrective action processes.

·         Excellent communication, organisation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

·         Confident using production data, KPIs, ERP/MRP systems, and Microsoft Office tools to manage performance and make informed decisions.

·         Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and maintain focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people.

The Person-Desirable:

·         Experience within switchgear, electrical panel build, power distribution, electrical assembly, control panels, or low-voltage/high-voltage electrical manufacturing.

·         Engineering, manufacturing, operations, electrical, mechanical, or business management qualification, or equivalent experience.

·         Experience with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, 5S, value stream improvement, root-cause analysis, or Six Sigma tools.

·         Knowledge of ISO 9001, integrated management systems, product traceability, inspection and test plans, and technical documentation controls.

·         Experience supporting business growth, factory layout changes, capacity expansion, or operational transformation projects.

 What We Offer

·         A senior leadership opportunity within a growing switchgear manufacturing business.

·         The opportunity to shape production performance, develop frontline leaders, and influence operational improvement.

·         A challenging and rewarding role with responsibility for a large production function and direct impact on customer delivery and business success.

Benefits

·         Friday 12pm early finish

·         Life Assurance Plan @ 3 times Gross Salary.

·         Workplace Pension @ 3% per Employer.

·         Private Medical – Option to add Family.

·         30 days Paid Holidays per year.

·         Rewarding Workplace culture

·         Continuous Professional Development